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		cwkoss on Oct 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: RIAA Obtains Subpoenas Targeting 40 YouTube-Rippin... If someone using adnauseam accidentally clicks an ad (for real), can the ad network count the real click while ignoring the fake ones, or does it poison that users full dataset? What percentage of adnauseam use do you think is filtered? Is it a full 100%?

procombo on Oct 29, 2020 [–]

Any ad network not considering that traffic as fraudulent will shortly go out of business. That's why I say it declaratively.

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