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Strange ads or am i misinterpreting?
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Strange ads or am i misinterpreting?
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I ignore all ads and delete where possible but this evening ~9pm I took notice. An ad for two 12guage shotgun cartridges appeared which I clicked on out of curiosity but came back "can't be displayed" or something similar. I don't think ammunition ads are appropriate. I don't own a gun and never have so it's not one of these ads that follow one based on previous search history. It seems to have disappeared now.
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Re: Strange ads or am i misinterpreting?
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If you did own a gun, the advert would have been interesting, and as you don't, it was irrelevant rather than inappropriate. But it still throws up two interesting questions: if the ad was targeted, what algorithm aimed it at you, and if it wasn't, why "can't be displayed"?
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Good morning, Alan. I should have explained: the " could not be displayed" is most likely on my end as I am using an antiquated computer with windows 7 os. I like to extract as much value as possible out of any product I buy before discarding it. It is however becoming a struggle to maintain adequate operation and a new laptop has been on the cards for quite some time, only to be held back by laziness.
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The cannot be displayed is probably due to google safety checker, it rejects any terms that are relating to subjects that have been brought into question.
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