The other day my sims went on a couple of dates and one of them worked on his university degree.That evening, some browser ads popped up on my computer for dating sites, and for-profit universities to "help me finish my degree".Those ads are not for me. I'm in a long-term established relationship and haven't dated new people in several years. And I got all the degrees I was going to get, several more years before that.Those ads were not for me because they were for.... my sims :o I have also noticed ads popping up for clothes or furniture similar in style to those my sims are using, even when not similar to the style I use in real life.Spoiler (Highlight to read)I mean, I know we all click on "agree" to these policies that allow use of our in-game actions to determine what gets sent to ad partners... but still is a bit creepy to see in action!I mean, I know we all click on "agree" to these policies that allow use of our in-game actions to determine what gets sent to ad partners... but still is a bit creepy to see in action!Anyone else getting things like this happening?

An ad blocker is a good idea.Oh, also, a couple of weeks ago, I was puzzling for a while in build mode about which stereo would be best for my sims, and then I got stereo ads in the web browser later. I have not been searching online for real life stereos to buy.

I don't think it really goes that deep as what you do in the gameif you browse cc or google something or write on forums browse sims sites then those it will probably detect keywords fromfor instance I get lots of travel/ house related ads cause I'm always googling reference for sims builds :lol:also location based onesand some related to stuff i watch on Netflix

Nope, because I use a browser extension I'm not going to name because I'm afraid if it gets too popular they'll put real effort into destroying its efficacy. I don't see adverts.

In my experience you don't always have to search for a topic to get adds. I sometimes think my phone is listening in and shows adds and search suggestion on things I have said or even adds I have seen. Some people say this is not true but I have experienced enough weird coincidences to think this can happen. Maybe you talked about those topics out loud?

Anyone else getting browser ads related to their sims' lives these days?

crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
I recommend Adblock.
mightyspritesims
Rising Hotshot
2 years ago
An ad blocker is a good idea.

Oh, also, a couple of weeks ago, I was puzzling for a while in build mode about which stereo would be best for my sims, and then I got stereo ads in the web browser later. I have not been searching online for real life stereos to buy.
Simmingal
Hero
2 years ago
I don't think it really goes that deep as what you do in the game

if you browse cc or google something or write on forums browse sims sites then those it will probably detect keywords from

for instance I get lots of travel/ house related ads cause I'm always googling reference for sims builds :lol:

also location based ones
and some related to stuff i watch on Netflix
Smellincoffee
New Adventurer
2 years ago
Nope, because I use a browser extension I'm not going to name because I'm afraid if it gets too popular they'll put real effort into destroying its efficacy. I don't see adverts.
atreya33
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
In my experience you don't always have to search for a topic to get adds. I sometimes think my phone is listening in and shows adds and search suggestion on things I have said or even adds I have seen. Some people say this is not true but I have experienced enough weird coincidences to think this can happen. Maybe you talked about those topics out loud?
Brd709
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
I have had adverts appear on my social media pages when talking about things without searching for them in a browser!
LiELF
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
"Atreya33;c-18270769" wrote:
In my experience you don't always have to search for a topic to get adds. I sometimes think my phone is listening in and shows adds and search suggestion on things I have said or even adds I have seen. Some people say this is not true but I have experienced enough weird coincidences to think this can happen. Maybe you talked about those topics out loud?

Yes, this is absolutely true. Smart phones do spy on conversations, in a sense. I think it has something to do with Google and/or Alexa? Not entirely sure, can't remember the details, but yeah. Happens all the time to me. Talk about a topic and suddenly get ad bombed next time I pick up my phone. Crazy.

I kinda want to do some experiments now and talk about weird things to my phone to see what pops up, lol.
SheriSim
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
I search for things for sims sometimes on google,-and I have started getting things from different sites for sims 4 things. It’s ok, I enjoy reading them. I also get things from archeology sites pop up too because I search for that type of thing sometimes too.
Simmingal
Hero
2 years ago
"Atreya33;c-18270769" wrote:
In my experience you don't always have to search for a topic to get adds. I sometimes think my phone is listening in and shows adds and search suggestion on things I have said or even adds I have seen. Some people say this is not true but I have experienced enough weird coincidences to think this can happen. Maybe you talked about those topics out loud?

in that case i must have talked spanish in my sleep because all my spotify ads are now in spanish for no apparent reason :lol:

better tbh the finnish ads were getting on my nerves
mcrudd
Seasoned Vanguard
2 years ago
My daughter loved using her Siri. She asks her to do everything. Siri play this song, Siri set an alarm, Siri what is the time and so on and on. Note how I said loved. One night we were all sitting in the lounge and my husband made a joke, everyone laughed. Next moment Siri asks.... what was so funny? We all just stared at each other. My daughter picked up her phone and just looked at it. She did not "wake up" Siri at all. Siri joined in by herself. Next day she took her phone to our service provider and asked them to deactivate Siri.