Removing Offensive Taboola Pictures / myLot

Cambridge, England

October 13, 2015 6:01pm CST

While the ads are a necessary part of the site, you may not have been aware that you can choose which ads you see (to a certain extent), at least in the Taboola 'Sponsored Links' which display as three pictures under 'We Recommend' between the discussion text and the responses and in other places on various pages. I recently had one picture which I found disturbing (it was a side view of a man with a substantial part of his skull apparently missing). I found that, when I hovered the mouse over the picture, a small 'X' appeared in the top right hand corner (see the image). If you click this, a menu appears asking why you don't want to see the image. Just select an option and a message will appear saying "Thanks, we will try not to show you this link any more". NOTE: This ONLY works (as far as I know) on the Taboola images, as shown --- This information has been brought to you by "Owlabout MyLot"©

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25 responses

Anna

@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

Yes, this only works for Taboola and I am glad that we have this options, I have already removed several images.

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Morgan

@OneOfMany (12150)

• United States

14 Oct 15

That's good to know. I'm sure some people really don't want some of those images in their mind. My mind's full of that and worse already, so no issues here!

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wiLLmaH

@wiLLmaH (8802)

• Singapore, Singapore

14 Oct 15

Thanks for sharing. Really helpful. But.. taking it down won't affect our earnings? What do you think?

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wiLLmaH

@wiLLmaH (8802)

• Singapore, Singapore

14 Oct 15

@owlwings Ok dear. Thanks for the clarification :)

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Sheilamarie78

@Sheilamarie78 (2586)

• Canada

16 Oct 15

That's a great tip as there are many of those images I find disturbing. Thanks!

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amnabas

@amnabas (14112)

• Karachi, Pakistan

14 Oct 15

Tgats great aspect for taboola adds I sometimes get annoyed of them.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

15 Oct 15

That's just fabulous. There are pictures I would rather not see over and over while reading online. There is a horrible plastic surgery photo that turns my stomach. Maybe I can stop seeing her. Thanks.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

19 Oct 15

Thank you for that tip, it is very helpful.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

21 Oct 15

I have removed one with sexy photos of hollywood stars, when I press the x, I was led to a page asking why and given choices, I chose the one that says:"I find it offensive".

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43910)

• Cambridge, England

21 Oct 15

@salonga Yes, you get a little pop-up. It doesn't matter which option you choose. Just choose the one which you feel is most appropriate.

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