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this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2023
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Stupid question, but does that generate any benefit for the platform even if you don't click the ads?
Even if I see an ad for something I'm interested in, I'll act on that by looking the item in question up on a search engine or YouTube or something - never by clicking the ad, as that's always felt like risky browsing behavior in terms of opening the doors to malware.
Fair question, I think it depends
Sites also have control over the types of ads they show, so sites with harmful ads should be blocked anyways