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minus-squareTechnus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months ago […] code hosted on the polyfill domain had been changed to redirect users to adult- and gambling-themed websites. I wonder if the intent was to actually send users to these sites, or to generate bogus clicks on ad links. Seems like a lot of effort to go through just to drive a little extra traffic to some random porn sites.
minus-squareTrailblazing Braille Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoCould also have been a test run
I wonder if the intent was to actually send users to these sites, or to generate bogus clicks on ad links.
Seems like a lot of effort to go through just to drive a little extra traffic to some random porn sites.
Could also have been a test run