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Updraft102

Re: How come some sites can manage aderts properly?

Indeed! When I used to buy computer magazines in the 80s and early 90s, the ads were a big part of the appeal. I wanted to see what was out there, what the prices were like, all of that. They were relevant to the topic at hand, which is to say "targeted," but there was certainly no tracking to get to that point. Somehow a print magazine (well, all of them) managed to bring relevant and interesting ads better than any web advertisers have. One time when I had uBlock off for some reason and I went to Youtube, I saw an ad by Boeing or Airbus (I don't remember which one). I have no connection to the airline industry and I surely can't afford any airliners.

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