Originally Posted by
techie
Ads are not going to be pre-screened. Make of that what you will and act accordingly.
What an absolute shame.
Unfortunately at this point, I have to follow suit, the fact that you don't have complete control or at least just a tad more oversight over your ads is frustrating and has driven me to remove FT from my whitelisted sites on my ad blocker.
I simply cant take this game of Russian roulette any longer. After months of people reporting ads, I still have to fear that 1/10 times I visit a FT page I risk the possibility of getting my PC infected from a website that unlike literally every other site I use can't act responsibly.
I don't think its much to expect that if you're going to make money off our visits that your ads be trustworthy and lead to legitimate and relatable companies (what ads are supposed to do)
I also think we should be shamed for using one when it's a matter of security. Lets be honest, as far as this thread goes, until some more action is done other than block specific reported ads, this thread'll will be about as effective at keeping members safe as the TSA is at stopping terrorists.