Asklemmy

I actually bought a cheap laser mouse off a banner ad once back when you could still find mice with balls in them. I think it was like 15 bucks, arrived no problem, and my credit card didn't get stolen, so it was a win I guess?

Might've been the last time I clicked an ad, and it was 20+ years ago. Oh wait no my news app a few years ago had a top made out of gold being sold for about $150 as an executive desk toy. I checked it out because I was sure it would link to a new satire site like the onion. Turns out it was real and my news app thought I was really into gold tops for a few weeks.

Been a really long time I have actually clicked on an actual ad, unless we're including closing the pop up thing every time you boot up Steam. I couldn't remember the last ad I actually clicked on if we're not including the Steam thing.

Bought a sweater I saw in an ad. Like a 70s style one, like it was the sweater that inspired both Tron and the Twister board game. Hasn’t arrived yet but I’m hopeful it isn’t complete trash.

Only accident ever. I hate ads. Always have. I go out of my way to not buy things over advertised to me.

I rarely see them, have never clicked one.

I suspect very few people do.

Advertisements aren't necessarily obtrusive or a bad thing. There are several content creators, Webstores, mailing lists, etc. that I'm subscribed to and whose ads I look forward to because I don't use social media but still want to be aware of new releases. I clicked on an ad from HYDRA + FOTOGRAFÍA that I got in my inbox earlier today

Intentionally? Probably when ads for Wheel of Time Season 2 started showing up and I clicked through to see if they had a release date.

Unintentionally through misclick? Probably yesterday

Unintentionally through deception? Seconds ago

I click on Instagram ads probably a couple times a week. Otherwise, not sure.

I might click on some sponsored results in Google search if it was the result I was looking for either way.

On purpose? I vaguely remember doing so once several years ago, but I don't remember what the ad was for.

On desktop I'm at no risk of accidentally clicking on ads because I have uBlock Origin, but on mobile, more specifically on the YouTube app, I'll occasionally accidentally tap an ad or "promoted" video.

Fatty McFuckface (aka: Clive Palmer) was running non stop ads in Australia during the last election. Every ad I clicked through cost him a fraction of a cent.

I probably turned ad block off long enough to click on at least one ... I think

Years. Hell, it's months since I've even seen one ... and that was just because sometimes when you start your browser a page will load before the adblocker is loaded.

I dont think I've ever click on an ad on purpose. I've clicked for mistake I closed right away. Never ever bought anything from an ad.

For the Samsung galaxy s3. What a disappointment that became! Never again.

There were some nicely packed boobs. I like boobs.

Crossellers, sure. But actual ads, I cannot remember ever having voluntarily clicked on one. Not once in my entire >40 years of life.

I just don't like if I forget to go incognito VPN and shop to buy something, then buy something, so I'm done shopping for it, but then see it non stop in adds for the next 2 months.

I ALREADY BOUGHT A DAMNED PAIR OF WORK BOOTS!

A couple weeks ago when I bought a new wallet. Which I’m very pleased with so far.

Every couple weeks, while playing solitaire on my phone.

It's never intentional. Fuck mobile ads

The internet has ads?

I scroll past the sponsored Google result links to get to the non-sponsored one that was "identical". I haven't intentionally clicked an ad in a while. Generally if I want to click an ad I just Google what I need to not need to. I use a pi-hole so generally I don't see them.

Recently had one for a world of Warcraft private server which seemed cool

I’ve clicked on ads (primarily Instagram actually) because it is an ad that is for a product or service I was actually looking for but didn’t have the time/knowledge to actually go searching for it

I accidentally clicked in a ad in the past week. Does it count?

Quite often:

• To support the site the ad is placed on
• To cost money to the ad's sponsor if I don't like them

Willingly, maybe 4 years ago.

Never since I installed a program that prevents me from doing so by accident.

I’ve been on the internet since before it had ads and have never once intentionally clicked on one. These days I always have at least one ad blocker running, so I never see them.