# UK Dopers, do you get consitent TV Licensing adverts on SDMB?

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**Created:** [April 23, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-do-you-get-consitent-tv-licensing-adverts-on-sdmb/537099 "2010-04-23T13:46:51Z")
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### Author: ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-do-you-get-consitent-tv-licensing-adverts-on-sdmb/537099/1 "2010-04-23T13:46:51Z")

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Ever since I went on a few websites detailing how to get the TV Licensing bullyboys off your back, a few weeks ago, the SDMB adverts seem to be nothing but “TV Licensing”. Is this the same for everybody, or is whatever party that decides the ads, somehow able to track which sites I’ve been to?

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### Author: ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-do-you-get-consitent-tv-licensing-adverts-on-sdmb/537099/2 "2010-04-23T13:52:55Z")

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Cookies on your computer tell them.

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### Author: ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-do-you-get-consitent-tv-licensing-adverts-on-sdmb/537099/3 "2010-04-23T16:15:08Z")

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> [@Mr\_Shine](#):
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> Ever since I went on a few websites detailing how to get the TV Licensing bullyboys off your back, a few weeks ago, the SDMB adverts seem to be nothing but “TV Licensing”. Is this the same for everybody, or is whatever party that decides the ads, somehow able to track which sites I’ve been to?

I don’t see them.

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### Author: ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-do-you-get-consitent-tv-licensing-adverts-on-sdmb/537099/4 "2010-04-27T12:19:23Z")

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> [@Angry Lurker](#):
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> I don’t see them.

Same here - not even in this thread. I think **Irishman** nailed it (though I don’t have the technical knowledge to back that up).