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[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Mainstream sites have been known to spread malware due to the lack of vetting process ads go through even on big ad networks.

But really, it's just a bit of ~~a black eye~~ malware, you slipped and ~~fell into a doorknob~~ clicked it yourself, your ~~partner~~ ads didn't do anything.