Can anything be done to prevent pseudo-scientific scam ads

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The discussion centers on the prevalence of pseudo-scientific scam ads, particularly one linked to a company run by Kacper Postawski, whose business license was revoked in Nevada. Users express concern about these ads appearing on platforms like Physics Forums and discuss the effectiveness of blocking such advertisements. There is a call for public education to help individuals recognize and avoid pseudo-science, although skepticism about its impact is noted. The forum moderators have taken action to ban specific ads, including those from the "Water Liberty" website, which claims to improve drinking water quality. Overall, the conversation highlights ongoing challenges in combating misleading advertising in scientific communities.
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I noticed the http://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=CNl-KHyAPVOnEE4Kn7QbK-YDYD97k7JgF3ueQwIYBwI23ARABIKOl9wFQ7PuyjPz_____AWC7rseD2AqgAaLktNMDyAECqAMByAPBBKoEmgFP0GVwzyG5RSnS9afBfQ1udly0EbPYu5VJWaSOyUgCdLaG_8KS6CRPQmzOPzghbUzpnc0-N3JJ5RpQRe9RBVvaX7o3X7KoenZalwsQNR-j96elAwpw3w7R8CU_VRyP2XRgG6dCM6NSesSz7yy2u8RmSruGVdqTZSBplA2D5724ZPYe2UruZSeydGEkB98938OybKSw5qajOaYbiAYBoAYCgAfGm8ss&num=1&cid=5GjanuG23NW602u42MkvylLk&sig=AOD64_2TOz3iepRSCF4wD8zc4nrt1CHB8Q&client=ca-pub-6580726045122001&adurl=http://www.WaterLiberty.com/tracking/water-keywords/&nm=11&mb=2&bg=!A0SSYLS7gU3OdgIAAAC4UgAAAEIqAOZIhAVx-JSMkaBMpJ9UAz1UySuJ66QgH7j2hjsJxtmSkdUc5Wz6UY7qF7SxYiTLz8iBkEanakSCOz02Vw6JQYLfwnSDbcP9_ox6gEfS8_0_bOydmtlVkulYIRp5MG8Fe2anUsqVbD0VU_goklcM82peJnhEBOLghnDDFQab35Tzscl2u_SRR2xcsmVJZ1XRm-yts47Viz7twVlD2al1WWxRB1m-ypDLGeeVDnZpRdQN111EQ4Q_gBiIG0LWz-St9lfvzb7raaZSlDhXGOifDkGpKZ2blnVI-ojLd7d0coq2AjR02UKYtw , a company run by Kacper Postawski .
Kacper has been a naughty boy : ( how crooked do you have to be to have your license to practice business revoked in Nevada :¬).

Can anything be done to prevent adverts for pseudo-scientific scams appearing on Physics Forums ?
 

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Yes, I can block them. Please let me know if you find any more shady ads. Thanks!
 
In a more general sense, educating the public so that they don't fall for pseudo-science, I won't be holding my breath.
 
My first post now has http://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=CQ0FjwDgPVLLDIcHz7QbcgoCoBZ6lrpsFvtSRwIYBjrb8n_8BEAEgo6X3AVCI8erSAWC7rseD2AqgAaLktNMDyAECqAMByAPBBKoEjwFP0KJCtPIIT1mN2JyB5GGARU5P280YJiqNoQ_XSbH_tTP6Ka85o8fIi4zdUTNDXw_AeAYuX8Kx3NqwTu0HpM6K1Yo3-5W2jTQi7kGqLwB_hPpIcWNfxto-W3NLsMTyUEJDLQ53F15aDnuqHztLSn_Ur5BhCVug9831zamV6Eun6CsKJMLErJMSE2dH9GdQc4gGAaAGAoAHxpvLLA&num=1&cid=5GjVoJghEZbvSnOkCcPoPi1L&sig=AOD64_3l-jS2VR1rWGXhYv9yyBhZGbXMDA&client=ca-pub-6580726045122001&adurl=http://www.WaterLiberty.com/tracking/rtg-order/&nm=2&mb=2&bg=!A0QnbTZeNf94NgIAAACzUgAAAEkqAObSHYp2lUi_u2HcQwm1b-nzqbnYadtYuCHLCYRCEXxcCfrDKuv1guhOkUdyowB9Y8kkuafEtoYnYVxivfKZbYfE1-7e294JOC6OrybdqxQjGU_bqqNdoJ6gKbO4YUa-7Swgz4ay4jU3YUBfW9oQI8U7tcohkOKYgxIwqXqZ0abLNA7yOSi5m1kECM3SA6vYTNW-jbJ5WZmECDsgS9pecrNPYXx-imCjaKb90Vxw5XQpv2SZO-KtcTWrsyGXAR7K_V5ymL6_thsee5Ic7tTZyG27AZme7cj_FtdGaVvIw2ZBRNLxJ-Uh_A next to it ...
 

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B0b-A said:
My first post now has a "Water Liberty" advertisment next to it ...

Score another one for the irony gods :smile:
 
Nugatory said:
Score another one for the irony gods :smile:
Allegedly their product will make your drinking-water less iron-y , aluminum-y, arsenic-y & mercury-y :smile:
 
Any ads from the website is now banned. It may take a couple hours to take effect.
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
Any ads from the website is now banned. It may take a couple hours to take effect.

Nicely done!
 

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