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Why are there hidden ads in Voyager? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I just swiped accidentally from the top of the screen and uncovered an off-screen ad in Voyager. What is this and is this disclosed anywhere?

Edit: Why is this post being downvoted? This is a legitimate bug/issue. What an unwelcoming community…

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What would be the point of a hidden ad?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t think it’s the case here, I think this is just some PWA bug, but you could in theory get paid for showing the ad without the hassle of users complaining about being shown the ad.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If this was that simple then every website would be doing the same thing and we wouldn't be bothered by ads at all.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most websites can track when the ad is displayed. Maybe this uses some PWA glitch to count these as viewed when they’re actually off-screen.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nah, there is no ad on Voyager. Absolutely none.

I think you're taking about this bug. The dev has already replied on that post.