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Ad algorithms have gone mad

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countrygirl99 · 31/12/2025 17:50

I think the ad algorithms have had too much to drink. All of a sudden I'm getting no end of ads for boob jobs and crotchless knickers. I'm 66 and I can't see how they would be triggered by my recent searches that have been for things like hiking routes in the Peak District, open water swimming gear and motorhome rentals.

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ChronicallyMum · 31/12/2025 18:16

Has your husband or son been using your phone/PC?

Devilsmommy · 31/12/2025 18:18

I'm constantly getting those ads and no chance could it be from my search history when most of the stuff I look at is toddler crap😂

countrygirl99 · 31/12/2025 18:37

ChronicallyMum · 31/12/2025 18:16

Has your husband or son been using your phone/PC?

No.

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LightYearsAgo · 31/12/2025 19:01

ChronicallyMum · 31/12/2025 18:16

Has your husband or son been using your phone/PC?

I get the ann summers one and no one has ever used my phone apart from me, I'm pretty sure it's not as simplistic as that.

In general i find the targeting of ada on here to be pretty random, certainly not connected with anything I'm actually interested in

countrygirl99 · 31/12/2025 19:21

Usually I can guess what has triggered them even if the link is a bit loose. Eg I might be looking at a safari in Tanzania/eco lodge in Costa Rica and then get ads for other wildlife holidays or I might get ads for McCarthy and Stone type flats, funeral plans Saga cruises which I guess are based on age. But these are wierd and I've not had anything else since Christmas.

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