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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
1.) Date and time ad was visible: March 8th, 2013, 11:38 pm, EST
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): USA
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Bottom
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): Drugcraft. Seems awfully inappropriate to be advertising a version of minecraft that is focused on Drugs. May just be me being overly sensitive, but I wouldn't want my oldest daughter stumbling across that if she got on my computer.(To be clear, it's a minecraft private server(from what I can tell) called Drugcraft)
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
March 9, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
USA
Bottom box
Drugcraft (as above)
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
1.) Date and time ad was visible: March 13th, 2013, 0849, +9GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Rest of the World (South Korea)
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Top
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): Free Video Game Trading 99gamers Check it out. Text superimposed over new and current popular video game titles.
I didn't click on the ad, as they are usually scams/spams/malware. But generally when you see the words Free Video Games, you know they are iffy at best, and illegal at worst.
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It is visible in the U.S as well.
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I tried opening the 99gamers ad and at first glance it doesn't seem all that bad. It appears to be a service by which you can sell old video games and purchase used ones from others using virtual currency. The ad doesn't refer to "free video games", it refers to "free video game trading." As in, the trading service is free but the video games aren't.
Also, the very few people who went on the site and rated it on Web of Trust gave it a perfect score for what that's worth.
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As far as I can tell for a quick look, it seems to be on the level. It's just a site that helps people trade their used games.
Oh, also visible in Canada.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
1.) Date and time ad was visible: March 22th, 2013, 7:07pm, +9 GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Rest of the World (South Korea)
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Top
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): Attention Gamers! Want free games and prepaid game codes? <website redacted> Just Follow Our Stream, and Be There When We Are Live For a Chance to Win!
Yeah, that just scream "SCAM" to me. I've been wrong before, but I don't think so this time...
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
Visible: Time of Posting
Region: USA
Location: Top Box
Description: "Cardboard Crack<br>A Webcomic About the World's Most Addictive Game"; This is a fairly blatant reference to an illegal drug, noted to be innapropriate for this forum.
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Yeah, no. It's a common slang terminology for Magic: The Gathering cards, and there's nothing about the comic being advertised that is even slightly about illegal drugs. No action taken.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
1.) Date and time ad was visible: Apr 16th, 2013, 1:25 pm, +9GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Rest of the World (South Korea
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Bottom
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): Make Money Playing Video Games
Start Making money by playing New Games. $500-$3,500 per month, plus Huge Bonuses Never Before Seen.
Sure you can. Pull the other one, it has bells. :smallannoyed:
Anyways, smells like a scam.
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Yup, looks like a scam to collect emails at the very least. Advertiser banned.
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1.) Date and time ad was visible: May 7th, 2013, 10:25 pm, -4GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Canada
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Bottom
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): Cartoon representation of butts.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
1.) Date and time ad was visible: May 9th, 2013, 11:14 AM, -8GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): USA
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Bottom
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): A website called BIG IDEA MASTERMIND. It appears to be offering a contest that, if won, will result in $5,000 a month. It appears to be a scam.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
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Originally Posted by
Maxios
1.) Date and time ad was visible: May 9th, 2013, 11:14 AM, -8GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): USA
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Bottom
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): A website called BIG IDEA MASTERMIND. It appears to be offering a contest that, if won, will result in $5,000 a month. It appears to be a scam.
Also visible on "Rest of the world"
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Scam advertiser blocked. I can't find the one with the "cartoon butt," though.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
1.) Date and time ad was visible: May 19th 2013, 12:10 +2 GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Europe
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Top
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): Tired Of Being A Slave To Your Boss. Claims you can get your boss fired through it. clicking on the add, my computer refused to display the page and Norton Internet Security warned me of an attemtep internet attack.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
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Originally Posted by
dethkruzer
1.) Date and time ad was visible: May 19th 2013, 12:10 +2 GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Europe
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Top
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): Tired Of Being A Slave To Your Boss. Claims you can get your boss fired through it. clicking on the add, my computer refused to display the page and Norton Internet Security warned me of an attemtep internet attack.
I haven't clicked the picture itself, because as your post seems to indicate, it may contain mallicious executables, but an inspection of the image data shows that it links here: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=284147, a spam thread which has stayed up for a whole day by now...
EDIT:
Seems I must've mixed it up with where I stood when opening up the image data, which threw me off track as soon as I moved away from the page.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
Edit: sorry for the double report, I just noticed this one was reported yesterday after I'd posted.
1.) Date and time ad was visible: 20/05/2013
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Europe
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Tox
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic):
"Tired of being a slave to your boss? Discover how to fire your boss in just hours per - this is barely legal => click here"
Not followed the link, but it at the very least looks extremely dubious and smacks of some sort of scam.
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Originally Posted by
Aotrs Commander
Edit: sorry for the double report, I just noticed this one was reported yesterday after I'd posted.
1.) Date and time ad was visible: 20/05/2013
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Europe
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Tox
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic):
"Tired of being a slave to your boss? Discover how to fire your boss in just hours per - this is barely legal => click here"
Not followed the link, but it at the very least looks extremely dubious and smacks of some sort of scam.
I followed it and it asked me to stay to the end of the video, then when I tried to leave it asked me if I really wanted to.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
1.) Date and time ad was visible: May 21st, 2013, 07:16 am, +9GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Rest of the World (South Korea)
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Top
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): DrunkQuest, The 90Proof Seas
Hmm... Borderline/one the Giant needs to make the call on. DrunkQuest is a Kickstarter for a new type of drinking game. As many members of the forum are underage, not sure if this is a product GiantITP wants to be associated with. Nothing technically illegal, not pornographic.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
1.) Date and time ad was visible: May 26st, 2013, 17:55 am, +0GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Europe
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Top
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): TTT.SUPERFUNTIME.ORG. In edition to offering "custom weapons" and "pointshop", TTT stands for Trouble in Terrorist Town. Terrorist, whilst being a defined term that is not inherantly politcal, did become very politcal during the previous decade, not sure if this is a problem though, thought I report it just to be on the safe side.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Boci
1.) Date and time ad was visible: May 26st, 2013, 17:55 am, +0GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Europe
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Top
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): TTT.SUPERFUNTIME.ORG. In edition to offering "custom weapons" and "pointshop", TTT stands for Trouble in Terrorist Town. Terrorist, whilst being a defined term that is not inherantly politcal, did become very politcal during the previous decade, not sure if this is a problem though, thought I report it just to be on the safe side.
No, I found this one offensive as well, particularly in light of recent UK events.
1) May 27, 2013, 8.01 p.m., Singapore/Perth/Hong Kong time
2) Rest of the World
3) Top
4) As set out in Boci's post above.
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Originally Posted by
Boci
1.) Date and time ad was visible: May 26st, 2013, 17:55 am, +0GMT
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): Europe
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Top
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): TTT.SUPERFUNTIME.ORG. In edition to offering "custom weapons" and "pointshop", TTT stands for Trouble in Terrorist Town. Terrorist, whilst being a defined term that is not inherantly politcal, did become very politcal during the previous decade, not sure if this is a problem though, thought I report it just to be on the safe side.
And I can clarify that we're seeing this in USA, as well.
1.)May 27th, 2013, 9:10 am, -5GMT
2.) Region: USA
3.) Top
4.) As above.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
Looks like I missed most of these, though I'm not sure whether all of them would have qualified for blocking anyway. I think I probably would have allowed the DrunkQuest one, since alcohol is legal and the game itself isn't actually an alcohol product anyway. Buying a copy of the game will not actually get anyone drunk.
EDIT: Was able to find the "slave to your boss" and TTT ones in my expired bids; advertisers blocked.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
1.) Date and time ad was visible: June 8th, 9:04 AM eastern standard time.
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): USA
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Bottom
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): "Automatic SEDUCTION you can have her tonight," with a (fully clothed) lady to left, her pinkie in her mouth.
While I don't think the ad itself is objectionable (though it may be), the website is trying to sell you a book with hints to seduce "any woman you want." When you try to close the tab or window, it does that "hey, look at this popup telling you not to leave!" thing that's synonymous with scams.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
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Originally Posted by
The Dark Fiddler
1.) Date and time ad was visible: June 8th, 9:04 AM eastern standard time.
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): USA
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Bottom
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): "Automatic SEDUCTION you can have her tonight," with a (fully clothed) lady to left, her pinkie in her mouth.
While I don't think the ad itself is objectionable (though it may be), the website is trying to sell you a book with hints to seduce "any woman you want." When you try to close the tab or window, it does that "hey, look at this popup telling you not to leave!" thing that's synonymous with scams.
I can see this add as well, as Dark Fiddler says.
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Re: Report Inappropriate Ads Here
Quote:
Originally Posted by
The Dark Fiddler
1.) Date and time ad was visible: June 8th, 9:04 AM eastern standard time.
2.) Region (Pick one: USA, Canada, Europe, or Rest of the World): USA
3.) Location of ad (Top box or bottom box): Bottom
4.) Brief description of objectionable content (including a name or other identifying characteristic): "Automatic SEDUCTION you can have her tonight," with a (fully clothed) lady to left, her pinkie in her mouth.
While I don't think the ad itself is objectionable (though it may be), the website is trying to sell you a book with hints to seduce "any woman you want." When you try to close the tab or window, it does that "hey, look at this popup telling you not to leave!" thing that's synonymous with scams.
Came here to report this ad at 1:08pm Saturday, June 8th in the Eastern USA timezone (daylight savings time).
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