Scientology Ad Appearing

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   Ritsosposted 13 years ago

   Was browsing a few hubs last night when a largeish 'film' type advert came up about changing your life etc .. so farok .. a bit hippyish but why not ... but then at the end came the message ... scientology.xxx ....  Now I know we all have personaly views but I'd be less than happy if that appeared on one of my hubs ... wonder if HP staff are aware and what policy they have on ads like this.

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      thisisoliposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I blocked the scientology ad from my Adsense account a long time ago and would strongly recommend that everybody else does the same.  The last thing this wold needs is another religion.

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   ns1209posted 13 years ago

   You can block specific adverts from appearing on your impressions. I think it is found under ad blacklist or something.  Just enter scientology.org and you should never have another stupid advert from them!

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   recommend1posted 13 years ago

   I looked at blocking ads but could only block certain pretty broad categories - making it difficult to specify particular organisations etc - maybe I wasn't doing it right ?

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   Hauntyposted 13 years ago

   Hate to say it, but it's your fault. Ads that look out of place, such as scientology, are called public service ads and they are displayed because adsense has not been able to find suitable ads for your page due to lack of good keywords.
   
   Scientology ads have been around for more than a year. You may be able to filter them on your impressions, but not on HP's. Also, you will see them a lot on others' hubs.

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      Ritsosposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      'twasn't my fault .. 'twasn't my hub :-)

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   melbelposted 13 years ago

   I filter them out. I know that HubPages doesn't filter them but I sure do. I also filter out a few other types of ads that are known for being like 1 cent clicks. I am not sure how much scientology pays per click -- I COULD look it up, but even if it paid a lot I wouldn't allow it to show up in my hubs.

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      recommend1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I feel the same about all religions and new age mystical, magical and medical stuff.

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   sunforgedposted 13 years ago

   scientology does not appear as a PSA - its a paid ad and can be blocked, as are the mormon videos.
   
   I suspect no religion falls under the psa label.

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   Hauntyposted 13 years ago

   As far as I'm concerned anything is a PSA that acts like one. And they too can be blocked.

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