YouTube now opening pop-ups when clicking on videos? (opens in new tab)

(blackmarket.piranhaprofits.com)

3 pointsiamtoomas1y ago2 comments

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There was a bunch of referral params also provided in the url, which makes it seem more like that it was youtube who served me this ad? via adwords?

/bfcm-2024?utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=bm2024&utm_term=&utm_content=videow1-sg&utm_term=&utm_campaign=&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=2067433364&hsa_cam=21879112956&hsa_grp=170299319259&hsa_ad=720407561252&hsa_src=ytv&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQiAouG5BhDBARIsAOc08RTk6hCcmQuLkNfza9uDHQYKv0viLjpR-bT_8OU2ySqg_00Iaf4239gaAqyAEALw_wcB

And I'm really sorry, it's my first post on HN, I didn't want to make it look like an "undisclosed ad" of any sort, but I realise that this is EXACTLY how it looks currently...

But I cannot edit the post to remove the link or delete the post :(

iamtoomasOP1y ago

Today I clicked on a random video on youtube and another tab popped up with the attached url.

This instantly made me question my sanity. Is my macbook infected with malware or has anyone else encountered this kind of behaviour??

(Reason I'm asking here, is that it's impossible to google for something like this...)

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iamtoomasOP1y ago

There was a bunch of referral params also provided in the url, which makes it seem more like that it was youtube who served me this ad? via adwords?

And I'm really sorry, it's my first post on HN, I didn't want to make it look like an "undisclosed ad" of any sort, but I realise that this is EXACTLY how it looks currently...

But I cannot edit the post to remove the link or delete the post :(

iamtoomasOP1y ago

Today I clicked on a random video on youtube and another tab popped up with the attached url.

This instantly made me question my sanity. Is my macbook infected with malware or has anyone else encountered this kind of behaviour??

(Reason I'm asking here, is that it's impossible to google for something like this...)

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