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Political Ads on BWW
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Political Ads on BWW#1
Posted: 10/29/18 at 6:16am

I’m seeing some very focused political advertising here on the forum. Specifically, but not only from, two candidates running in WV. Wasn’t sure if this was intentionally allowed by BWW, but I had thought these were discontinued?

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Political Ads on BWW#2
Posted: 10/29/18 at 7:49am

I suppose ads are ads?   Do you LIVE in WV?   (I haven't seen any - but I don't pay much attention to ads anywhere.)

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Political Ads on BWW#3
Posted: 10/29/18 at 7:59am

Yes, I live in WV. However, these aren’t just static ads, but short political commercials running at the top of the screen (between the top banner and Latest Headlines and/or Broadway Message Board sections) literally every time I come here, whether I’m logged in or not. 

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Political Ads on BWW#4
Posted: 10/29/18 at 10:50am
It has to do with your cookies. Stuff you look up or the place you live will change your advertisements anywhere whether you’re logged into an account or not. I doubt BWW is purposely showing political ads they’re likely just not preventing them.
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Political Ads on BWW#5
Posted: 10/29/18 at 11:33am

As others have stated, those aren't ads that we are running natively, but we do try to prevent all political ads from appearing on the site. But, given programmatic ads, some do slip through. If you happen to see any again, please grab the URL and email it to contact[at]broadwayworld[dot]com and we will work with our programmatic partner to keep them from popping up again. Thanks for letting us know! 



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