Clickbait firms use your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address to customize advertisements to your area. But the photos they use aren’t customized. And they often aren’t very representative of your area.
What follows are some recent examples that definitely don’t reflect my northern Virginia stomping grounds.
Content distribution service Mgid recently ran a post titled “The hottest Great Falls girls look for experienced guys here.” It featured a photo of two pretty women in booty-exposing bottoms. The girls are posing on an overlook that is clearly not in Great Falls, Va.
A reverse image search indicates that the photo is likely from the Instagram account of Los Angeles nightclub entrepreneur Tony Toutouni.
On a similar note, here’s an ad from Revcontent for a dating service. It’s titled “Can you handle a sugar mom in Great Falls?” It features a curvy blonde lying on a bed and smiling at the camera. A reverse image search shows that this same photo has been used nationwide for escort services. So I doubt she lives in Great Falls, Va. Sorry, guys.
Clickbait companies also like to use photos of people being arrested elsewhere to illustrate ads about new rules for drivers in Virginia.
One recent Revcontent article titled “New rule in Vienna, Virginia, leaves drivers fuming” used a picture from the British TV show “EastEnders.” (See article from the Mirror.)
Another titled “New rule in Vienna, Virginia” used a photo from Flickr user Frejus. The picture appears to have been taken in New York City.
A Taboola post about markdowns on used cars in Vienna, Va., used a photo of a sexy lady in a classic car. The picture is from a photoshoot by Latvian photographer Kaspars Grinvalds. (See iStock by Getty Images.)
Finally a Taboola article on luxury assisted living homes near Vienna, Va., used a photo of a house in San Diego, Calif. (See HomeAway vacation home listing.)
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Celebrities in my backyard thanks to lying clickbait (June 24, 2018)
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