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		freeAgent on Dec 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The correct amount of ads is zero There were absolutely obnoxious ads, including pop-ups and pop-unders 15 years ago, but at least they were generally contextual rather than targeted to your ad profile.

izacus on Dec 6, 2024 | [–]

I'm not sure if "Punch the Monkey" was ever really contextual tbh :)

freeAgent on Dec 6, 2024 | | [–]

But it also certainly wasn’t targeted!

lousken on Dec 6, 2024 | [–]

maybe something existed in the US already, but internet in Czech republic used to be pretty good with no popups and just a few ads e.g. https://web.archive.org/web/20090302032443/http://web.volny....

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