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== Ad filtering == | == Ad filtering == | ||
The [[Geeks Team Remit|Geeks]] can report inappropriate ads to the provider. | The [[Geeks Team Remit|Geeks]] can report inappropriate ads to the provider. | ||
Volunteers help by reporting suspicious ads. | |||
An example of an unacceptable scam ad is one with a large button along the lines of "click here to activate your account". | An example of an unacceptable scam ad is one with a large button along the lines of "click here to activate your account". | ||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 9 August 2025
External advertising on the Freegle website brings in some of the income that is needed to keep Freegle running.
Since August 2024, Freegle is once again using Google ads.
Paying to opt out of ads
Above the page footer ad is a line saying:
- Hate ads? Us too. Donate, and we'll turn them off for a month. Learn more
This link invites users to make a financial donation to Freegle, after which they should see no ads for a month. Also, if total donations in one day reach a stated daily target, then ads will be turned off for everyone for that day.
Ad filtering
The Geeks can report inappropriate ads to the provider. Volunteers help by reporting suspicious ads.
An example of an unacceptable scam ad is one with a large button along the lines of "click here to activate your account".
A request for volunteers to join the Ads monitoring team was placed on Discourse on 21st February 2025 - https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/ads-monitoring-team/8342
Current team members are shown on the ModTools Teams page https://modtools.org/modtools/teams. If you need to contact them, post a message in the Tech & ModTools category on Discourse.
