If you click the ad does the company have to pay like a fraction of a cent or something for a click through? Like if I always click on the ads can I make them pay for having waisted my time if it’s only a little bit?

[–] I_am_10_squirrels 3 points 1 month ago

That's the idea behind the AdNauseum browser extension. "Click" on every single ad so that the data becomes worthless and the companies that are advertising have a negative return on investment. But it does mean that the ad server company gets more money.

[–] menemen@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Might be contraproductive if google earns more with longer ads.