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(Uproxx)   Truth Social users beg TFG to please stop running shady ads: "I've been scammed more than once"...and that doesn't even include getting swindled into voting for him in the first place   (uproxx.com) divider line
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3210 clicks; posted to Politics » on 28 Jan 2023 at 8:17 PM (8 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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iron de havilland [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-28 5:46:01 PM  
"Can you not vet the ads on Truth?" the frustrated user wrote. "I've been scammed more than once."

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice,
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Studios / 1978)
Youtube UDfAdHBtK_Q
 
edmo [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-28 6:41:52 PM  
And I thought some of his fans would never catch on.
 
SpaceyCat [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-28 7:13:17 PM  

edmo: And I thought some of his fans would never catch on.


They aren't.  That's the problem.  They can't determine what's a scam and what's not because they've fallen for the biggest scam there is: TFG.

I kinda of it as poetic justice.
 
Man On A Mission [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 7:30:12 PM  
Someone should run an ad there for a "guaranteed online scam detector" that would prevent truth social users from being targeted by malicious advertising. It would only cost $19.99 for the detector and a monthly fee of $4.99.
 
Sawdust and Mildew [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 7:32:18 PM  
If they don't like getting scammed, maybe don't crawl back to the guy doing all the scamming.
 
North_Central_Positronics [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 8:09:59 PM  
Where can I get ahold of the good Nigerian kings and tell them to stop scamming me again?
 
JRoo
2023-01-28 8:19:03 PM  
Hello?

Scam site?

Yeah, I was on your site and got scammed.

What? the whole point of the place? I don't get it.
 
erik-k [OhFark]
2023-01-28 8:21:55 PM  
Sometimes I almost feel sorry for them.
 
Weatherkiss [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-28 8:22:32 PM  
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Phil McKraken [OhFark]
2023-01-28 8:23:22 PM  
I hope they get nonstop floor humper ads.
 
iheartscotch
2023-01-28 8:24:07 PM  
Harrumph! Those Trump scams are stealing money from the actual Trump scams....
 
sirrerun
2023-01-28 8:24:28 PM  
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Phil McKraken [OhFark]
2023-01-28 8:25:42 PM  

sirrerun: [Fark user image 740x560]


"Sponsored Truth" is about as Orwellian as it gets.
 
Glicky
2023-01-28 8:26:10 PM  
His greatest genius was concentrating all the rubes in one place so he could do what he wants without being seen by the wider population.
 
Ed Grubermann [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 8:29:30 PM  

Weatherkiss: [i.imgur.com image 239x400]


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Harry Wagstaff
2023-01-28 8:30:08 PM  
Trump Brand Sheep: The sheep that fleece themselves.
 
th0th [BareFark]
2023-01-28 8:35:35 PM  

Man On A Mission: Someone should run an ad there for a "guaranteed online scam detector" that would prevent truth social users from being targeted by malicious advertising. It would only cost $19.99 for the detector and a monthly fee of $4.99.


I just saw the ad for blue checks on Twitter. $11.99/month to show you're a person of interest, quality and integrity. FTS.

Once I saw TFG's moronic NFT ads and the price tags I knew we were at the MAGA equivalent of buying used underwear and bath water from "Influencers".
 
Petey4335
2023-01-28 8:35:53 PM  
People pay attention to ads? Really?
 
MikeyFuccon
2023-01-28 8:36:42 PM  
On Truth Social there is no truth.

It's a bit like Fox News, which has no news.
 
New Rising Sun
2023-01-28 8:36:43 PM  

Petey4335: People pay attention to ads? Really?


Low-information voters are low-information users.
 
maldinero
2023-01-28 8:36:48 PM  

sirrerun: [Fark user image 740x560]


A $3 bill would've been more fitting.
 
Rattrap007
2023-01-28 8:37:39 PM  

Man On A Mission: Someone should run an ad there for a "guaranteed online scam detector" that would prevent truth social users from being targeted by malicious advertising. It would only cost $19.99 for the detector and a monthly fee of $4.99.


What a bargin!
 
etoof
2023-01-28 8:38:41 PM  
I don't feel bad for any of them. The internet is 30 years old, they've had plenty of time to learn how to spot scams and learn critical thinking.
 
th0th [BareFark]
2023-01-28 8:39:49 PM  

Phil McKraken: sirrerun: [Fark user image 740x560]

"Sponsored Truth" is about as Orwellian as it gets.


Reminds me of "I strenuously object"
strenuously object
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Befuddled
2023-01-28 8:40:48 PM  
The typical rightwinger has spent their whole life purposely letting their BS detector atrophy.

Wherever those with blind faith congregate, conmen will be there as well.
 
TheGreenMonkey [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-28 8:41:19 PM  

erik-k: Sometimes I almost feel sorry for them.


Almost.

/but nah
 
Snarcoleptic_Hoosier
2023-01-28 8:42:12 PM  
It's weird that a site with no standards or desirable advertising demographic ended up with nothing but malware and clickbait.
 
NutWrench
2023-01-28 8:42:49 PM  
Truth Social users are proving to be easy marks for shady online ads, and they're reportedly pleading with Donald Trump to do something about it.

lol. That's called, "everything is going exactly according to plan."
 
jerryskid [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-01-28 8:44:18 PM  
Only subhumans would be on trump's PoS site. Subhumans deserve to have their money taken. Sadly, it's not me.
Every single one of them deserves to be screwed over.

Why would any real person care?
 
Sim Tree [OhFark]
2023-01-28 8:45:33 PM  
I read a study once that showed that people rarely believe precisely one or two conspiracy theories. People either believe zero conspiracy theories or all the conspiracy theories; no in between. Some people are simply gullible idiots.

That's as fertile ground for scamming as I've ever seen.
 
moothemagiccow
2023-01-28 8:46:51 PM  
Trump supporters are, to a man, all the people who cannot take the hint
 
gunga galunga [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 8:47:30 PM  

edmo: And I thought some of his fans would never catch on.


They would rather continue to be scammed rather than concede that "the liberals were right about Trump all along".
 
nicholas m schumacher [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 8:47:37 PM  
I dunno what they are complaining about. I clicked on a link there and am looking forward to my free V1agra that's in the mail as we speak.
 
HighZoolander
2023-01-28 8:48:05 PM  

iheartscotch: Harrumph! Those Trump scams are stealing money from the actual Trump scams....


nah, he probably owns most of them, and rents the rest.
 
wax_on [BareFark]
2023-01-28 8:48:27 PM  
Well, critical thinking skills are not their strong suit.
 
maxheck
2023-01-28 8:48:36 PM  
"Can you not vet the ads on Truth?" the frustrated user wrote. "I've been scammed more than once."

"Please, Daddy Trump! Protect me from my own stupidity!"
 
Ketchuponsteak
2023-01-28 8:49:03 PM  

Petey4335: People pay attention to ads? Really?


Yes of course.

I have ads tailored to my interests, and often find good offers. That's because I don't make any attempts to hide my general location, or browsing history.

I'm curious, how did you think the revenue stream from ads worked, if not for people paying attention?
 
JRoo
2023-01-28 8:50:31 PM  

Sim Tree: I read a study once that showed that people rarely believe precisely one or two conspiracy theories. People either believe zero conspiracy theories or all the conspiracy theories; no in between. Some people are simply gullible idiots.

That's as fertile ground for scamming as I've ever seen.


I only believe in the reptilians, because I want to make sweet love to a space lizard.
 
winedrinkingman
2023-01-28 8:50:58 PM  
If it wasn't for scam ads, conservative media would have died long ago.  You listen to talk radio, or watch Fox News, and every other ad for for a scam product, be it worthless gold certificates, questionable cryptos, pillows that couldn't be harder if they were made out of cement, defective products for senior citizens that are paid for with medicare scams, for profit colleges that have not accreditation, the list goes on.
 
berylman [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 8:52:46 PM  
What in the hell happened to Devin Nunes after he was appointed head of Truth's DWAC?
Talk about a touted media empire before it even got off the ground straight into an instant grave
 
nytmare
2023-01-28 8:56:01 PM  
The further right you go, the more fertile the target environment for scam ads, and the greater leniency toward those ads by the platform due to mutual sleaziness. OF COURSE scam advertisers would gravitate to Truth Social.
 
Sim Tree [OhFark]
2023-01-28 8:56:13 PM  

Ketchuponsteak: Petey4335: People pay attention to ads? Really?

Yes of course.

I have ads tailored to my interests, and often find good offers. That's because I don't make any attempts to hide my general location, or browsing history.

I'm curious, how did you think the revenue stream from ads worked, if not for people paying attention?


Really?! I allegedly have Google ads tailored to my interests, and it's completely bloody useless.

When I was able to access my Google information a couple years back due to the European privacy laws, I discovered that Google thought I was 50 years older than I was, on the other side of the country, the wrong gender, and also that I loved American football; none of which is correct. (I *really* don't get the American football one; I've given absolutely no indication of that whatsoever)

Currently I'm getting ads all over fark, (on possibly every freaking page) for Liberty University enrollment. Apparently Google is really certain I'm going to enroll in Liberty University any second now... somehow.
 
Huggermugger
2023-01-28 8:59:19 PM  
Why does Trump not sue for illegal use of his name and image?
 
fat boy
2023-01-28 9:00:19 PM  
Everytime I hear a ad about buying gold for the future, I think that I have never seen a dystopian future movie or series where gold is bartered for weapons or food
 
Claude Ballse
2023-01-28 9:00:37 PM  

New Rising Sun: Petey4335: People pay attention to ads? Really?

Low-information voters are low-information users.


Aka Republicans.

And no, I'm not simply going for a petty joke. I will cite Facebook reposts and endless chain emails that influence their decision making as the argument.
 
nicholas m schumacher [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 9:00:48 PM  

winedrinkingman: If it wasn't for scam ads, conservative media would have died long ago.  You listen to talk radio, or watch Fox News, and every other ad for for a scam product, be it worthless gold certificates, questionable cryptos, pillows that couldn't be harder if they were made out of cement, defective products for senior citizens that are paid for with medicare scams, for profit colleges that have not accreditation, the list goes on.


My personal favorite from the late 90s-early Aughts was the "Reverse Mortgage". Like, if you need the money that bad, just sell the house and move into something smaller.
 
LurkerSupreme [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-28 9:01:37 PM  

winedrinkingman: If it wasn't for scam ads, conservative media would have died long ago.  You listen to talk radio, or watch Fox News, and every other ad for for a scam product, be it worthless gold certificates, questionable cryptos, pillows that couldn't be harder if they were made out of cement, defective products for senior citizens that are paid for with medicare scams, for profit colleges that have not accreditation, the list goes on.


But...the ads for products that claim to boost your testosterone were legit, right?
 
gameshowhost [OhFark]
2023-01-28 9:02:06 PM  
I've been assured that more homeschooling will solve this problem.
 
Nicholas D. Wolfwood [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-28 9:02:13 PM  

Befuddled: The typical rightwinger has spent their whole life purposely letting their BS detector atrophy.

Wherever those with blind faith congregate, conmen will be there as well.


"Con Man, Priest, what is difference?"
 
runwiz [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-28 9:02:39 PM  
My favorite ads are the ones pushing you to buy gold and/or silver. If the world is about to suffer economic collapse, why do they want to sell their valuable gold and silver in exchange for my soon to be worthless dollars.
 
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