Looks like a coincidence to me (shady as Amazon is). What site was this on?
Also, use an AdBlocker where you can, and turn off/block any tracking the overlords permit. I do this so that even if ads are working, Amazon isn't stalking me all over the damn web with something I looked at for 10 seconds (for reviews, not to buy from there).
You could probably replicate this, in fact, by looking at that pepper ball gun and going to the page OP did afterwards with tracking still on.
With knowledge ahead of time on where ads are placed on the page, and understanding how aggressively Amazon can push ads to you all over the web for looking at anything on their site...higher than you might think.
Sure, the optics are concerning, to say the least. However, this would be easy to forge or even coax into appearing.
This is also why it'd be nice if the OP sourced the page they screencapped where this happened, so we can take a proper look at it.
SturdyGal ago
Ads are usually based on your search history so have you been looking for paintball guns?
unbiased_researcher ago
He doesn't care about threats, anyway. He's made it clear he's willing to die fighting.
nomorepepperoni ago
Looks like a coincidence to me (shady as Amazon is). What site was this on?
Also, use an AdBlocker where you can, and turn off/block any tracking the overlords permit. I do this so that even if ads are working, Amazon isn't stalking me all over the damn web with something I looked at for 10 seconds (for reviews, not to buy from there).
You could probably replicate this, in fact, by looking at that pepper ball gun and going to the page OP did afterwards with tracking still on.
SteelDusk ago
Fuck, they're gonna kill him, and his death will be ruled as either a suicide or accident.
PizzagateBot ago
Why are you not using an adblocker, you heathen...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvertising
These days you don't even have to click on anything to get infected.
Newfind ago
It's just a pepper ball gun. It's not lethal.
V____Z ago
What's important is the visual, not the small print.
Newfind ago
Holy crap what are the odds of that?
nomorepepperoni ago
With knowledge ahead of time on where ads are placed on the page, and understanding how aggressively Amazon can push ads to you all over the web for looking at anything on their site...higher than you might think.
Sure, the optics are concerning, to say the least. However, this would be easy to forge or even coax into appearing.
This is also why it'd be nice if the OP sourced the page they screencapped where this happened, so we can take a proper look at it.
Newfind ago
Good ☝️
Vindicator ago
@podestakilledmyson, which website was this on?
Vindicator ago
Good catch. I tweeted it. Upvoat.
V____Z ago
Isn't Amazon run by/for the CIA? Yeah this is probably intentional. God help us.
carmencita ago
It could have been pointing the other way. But it is not. It is pointed straight at him. Good God.
JesusRules ago
Jeff Bezos,owns Amazon and Washington Post "Amazon, ‘The Washington Post’ and That $600 MIllion CIA Contract" https://www.thenation.com/article/amazon-washington-post-and-600-million-cia-contract/