Editor's Note: Political Ads on AT?!$#%@&

Dear Readers,

Today is a very hot day for political ads everywhere, and we are seeing a lot of groups trying to place them through our Google Ad Network, which is self service. While we respect the political viewpoints of others and have our own, we do not believe in supporting political ads on our sites, and have been working hard to keep up with the Google ad buys and block those that are political in any way...

We have not been 100% successful, so you may have seen and may still see some political ads, particularly in California and in other hotbed states. This does not mean that we are supporting them, or even know about them yet. We are continuing to monitor our Google account and thanks for all your emails alerting us to the fact.

Best, Maxwell

Comments (10)

Well, one post down from this one there's a "Yes on Prop 8" ad ...

Thanks for the update, Maxwell. Your efforts are much appreciated.

I saw this and could not believe my eyes! AT for Yes on 8! I am glad this is a mistake. Hope you get that off of here soon.

I'm tired of seeing these "Yes on Prop 8" ads everywhere as well - thank you for this post.

Thanks for clarifying, Maxwell. The Yes on 8 ad made me a little furious, especially since I've been seeing it on other websites as well.

Thanks Maxwell - I appreciate the efforts...

...AT is where I come to get away from the political ads and lies - and being a target for having my rights taken away by the "Yes on 8" people is not a cool feeling.

Thank you guys for responding so quickly to the offensive Yes on 8 ads. I really appreciate it.