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LisaLynne

(14,554 posts)
Sun Aug 18, 2013, 10:06 AM Aug 2013

Question about questionable ads

I may be over reacting to this, but I trust you Duers, so I'm going to ask here. After all, there's no way I'm searching for an answer to this -- not with the NSA out there!

So, I am a bit of a gamer and I was looking around yesterday for some mods (for the uninitiated, mods are programmatic modifications that players will make to an existing game). Well, I stumbled across a site for "adults only" mods and I admit I was curious and started poking around. Some of them were freaking hilarious, but that's another story. Some people have a LOT of times on their HANDS, if you know what I mean.

Of course, this site had ads and they were what I would expect at first. But then ... there was one with CLEARLY underage people in them -- CHILDREN. Not just "oh I'm barely 18" or whatever. I know the site is just using an ad service to get revenue, so I doubt they condone it (in fact, they don't allow any child-related mod content on their site and I guess ban people who ask for it), but I was really disturbed. Is there any way I can report it? Should I bother? I was just thinking maybe of at least letting the site owners know. They may not be aware.

Does anyone have an advice? I guess as techy as I am I'm sort of a newb when it comes to "that side" of the internet, lol. Maybe this just happens all the time.

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Question about questionable ads (Original Post) LisaLynne Aug 2013 OP
bottom of every page, contact the admins Kali Aug 2013 #1
It wasn't on DU -- just to be clear. LisaLynne Aug 2013 #2
oh, sorry I missed that Kali Aug 2013 #3
Oh, that's a good idea, thanks!! LisaLynne Aug 2013 #4

LisaLynne

(14,554 posts)
2. It wasn't on DU -- just to be clear.
Sun Aug 18, 2013, 10:27 AM
Aug 2013

I do think I'll contact the site admins of the site where I saw it though. It just doesn't feel right not to do something.

Kali

(55,003 posts)
3. oh, sorry I missed that
Sun Aug 18, 2013, 10:30 AM
Aug 2013

I have no clue how the internets work, seems like magic to me

good luck, somebody here will probably know or you might try the computer group - http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1095

LisaLynne

(14,554 posts)
4. Oh, that's a good idea, thanks!!
Sun Aug 18, 2013, 10:36 AM
Aug 2013
I would be freaking out a lot more if it were DU, but at the same time, I'd have more confidence that something would get done about it!

Edited to add: The Internets ARE magic!
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