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UMass featured in moronic/deceptive internet ad

Post by MikeUMA » Fri Jul 07, 2023 12:13 am

You know how a lot of commercial websites use incredibly shitty ads, with scam solar programs, hot women who are supposedly judges in your area, etc? I just saw another gem. Screenshot of what I got:
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Ain't clicking on the bait to find out what CT college they're referring to, because y'all can see how that's a photo from our campus, in Amherst MA.

I actually wonder what that script would do if I was in another part of the country/world. It seems to have successfully geolocated me in CT, and changed the text accordingly, but it served an image of the wrong state. If I was in FL, would it say "Florida College..."? But would it still serve up an image of the snowbound UMass campus? :lol:

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Post by Quann » Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:16 am

Internet slander! Any practicing law enthusiasts on here, I think we have a class action suit as alumni :D

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Post by inthescoop » Tue Aug 22, 2023 3:14 pm

WAIT.. look what I just found! :lol: :lol:

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Post by MikeUMA » Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:36 pm

Awesome!
Now we need someone located where it never snows to spot this ad tagged to their location :D

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