Posted by Patrick Neeman | November 03, 2008
“Yes On 8″ Political Ads From Google Ads Offensive, And I’m Not Making Money Off Of It
So i was suprised to see a Yes On 8 advertisement on my blog today. It wouldn’t be so bad, but it’s pure branding, and I’m not making any money off off it.
And I would never want this ad on my site — I’m voting no on proposition 8 tomorrow — but I feel like my site’s been hijacked for political purposes. I run a usability blog, and while I might mention my political leanings (Libertarian, with a slight hint of Democrat in there), to have this on it just ruffles my feathers.
This is the danger of allowing political ads, especially one’s that are so controversial: someone’s going to get upset.
Anyone else have this happen today?
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andy | November 4th, 2008 00:32
Yes. I just noticed it on my blog. I’ve blocked sites delivering political ads to my site before, but in this case, no need. I used my vote to block it. But yes my first instinct was to want to kick someone in the face.