Can we get rid of pornographic ads?

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  pastorc2013 · Member · Aug 23, 2013 at 3:31 am

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  I understand wordpress.com’s policy of showing limited ads to non-logged-in users. However, is there any way that certain ads could be filtered out without purchasing the no ads upgrade? I am a Christian minister, and a friend reported seeing pornographic ads on the bottom of my blog this afternoon.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  rachelmcr · Member · Aug 23, 2013 at 3:44 pm

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  Hi there,

  We do occasionally run ads in order to keep free services free. However pornographic ads are not permitted in our advertiser’s network.

  I checked your site and did not see any inappropriate ads. If you do see an offensive ad again, please make a screenshot and upload it to your Media Library (under Media > Add New in your dashboard), and then reply here to let us know. We take this very seriously.

  Please note that it’s possible for ads to appear in web browsers that were not placed there by WordPress.com. These ads are sometimes caused by malware or a virus, but more often it is due to a browser extension or toolbar installed in the browser.

  These sites have further explanation and suggestions for eliminating those kinds of ads:
  http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/09/14/bloggers-beware-of-adware/
  http://www.littletechiethings.com/2012/06/how-to-remove-ads-not-by-this-site.html
  http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/05/14/ads-on-wikipedia-your-computer-infected-malware/

  I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any further questions.