Discussion > Adverts On BBC News Website For Expats
I'm currently getting a series of financial services for expats on the sidebar, the BBC equivalent of the Sidebar of Shame.and an advert in French as the banner advert from the UK Tourist Board or whatever they are called these days.
The sidebar Adverts says Ads By Google
The main advert link makes a good case for a holiday in the UK.
I suspect the Google Ads are the same ones I see elsewhere but I never click on them as I don't want the BBc to get any income from them. I made an exception today because of this question
SandyS
Thanks Sandy, both for the answer and the move.
Green Sand
Japan resident. I see no ads on the BBC website, but I use an ad-blocker. FWIW, the only time I've visited the BBC in the past few years was to listen to Desert Island Discs and I'm sorry I haven't a clue. Both are tightly restricted. I don't go to the BBC for news. Not trustable.
Hector Pascal
I connected using Pirate Browse & Adblock OFF
IP was California, USA
Temps were in F, bottom page was link to "Autos"
Looked at a few news, travel and autos pages - no ads seen
P
Pcar
Question for BH expat regulars - do you use BBC online news?
Never.
Martin A
I look at exchange rates on the BBC a couple of times a month, no other news other than what I see getting to the exchange rates.
SandyS
A few months ago BBC pages changed to become more like the Daily Mail with a lot of click bait bits
I think that normal people are so thick that they prefer to click on videos rather than try to absorb a page of text.
I liked the old site much better, cos you could read the titles ..now the photos get in the way
On My page I see
- Bottom - A block of titillating click bait videos
"More Videos from the BBC recommended to you by Outbrain"
- Another block of titillating click bait videos
"Elsewhere on BBC recommended to you by Outbrain
Sidebar
Videeo ad square "Sculptura Ardmore" Reeal Estate
- Headed "Features & Analysis"
- A BBC top 10
- "From Around the Web Promoted Content by by Outbrain"
- "Ads by Google"
UK Expat In Malaysia?I nevr click on the link and make a point of avoiding buying from companies which advertise there.
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next page On the top a top banner appears from http://expatpensionreview.com/
Third page : IKEA top ad
then sidebar ad "malaysiaairlines.com Visit Tasmania"
Over to the Local News Pages
Top Ad : Zurich re
- The local news is now pretending not to compete with local newspapers
Instead of having an index block of story headlines, it is not all Put on one long page called LOCAL LIVE
5 female reporters and 1 male
stewgreen
typo
"Instead of having an index block of story headlines, it is NOW all Put on one long page called LOCAL LIVE"
stewgreen
Been having to increase my AdBlock "interference" steadily in the past months as more and more side bar and not particularily interesting or morally questionable clicables appeared. Tonight I can't get the Open Golf scores as the page whiteouts as soon as I scroll - unless AdBlock deactivated. Shame on you BBC . Plenty of other sites with that info unrestricted thankfully. Slowly weaning myself off BBC Sport.
Viv Stringer
Viv Stringer
Funnily enough I have noticed an increase in adverts for ex-pats on the BBC sidebar.
SandyS
Green Sand posed this question on Unthreaded, rather than getting responses mixed up with other Unthreaded topics I've put the question here