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That's just the thing they want. You know that 99% of the ads are fake, but if you enjoy one enough to click it anyway, on the off chance it's real, that data is extra valuable because you've watched a thousand ads and clicked on one so that's the one they know to focus on.
Yeah, but I'm not clicking on ads in 2024, I'm gonna Google anything I think is interesting or check its reviews in the play store. I treat all ads like potential one click viruses. Plus I see them so rarely, like if I'm doing a crossword or something, that I'm just waiting for the little x to appear so I can get back to my game. Who's clicking on ads?
The simple truth is that you're in the minority. Most people aren't quite so diligent about avoiding them.