1/ God bless @slate but these are the rows and rows of such stories powered by Taboolah that ran right below this story from @BenMathisLilley slate.com/news-and-polit…
@Slate @BenMathisLilley 2/ These kinds of click-bait trash ads make more money than most digital ads but I will scream into the void forever about how they a) are a race to the bottom b) dilute your brand c) take people away from your own content 
@Slate @BenMathisLilley 3/ These type of ads, in addition to often being clickbait slideshows are almost often at least one of the following:
Sexist
Ageist
Racist
spreading health disinformation
spreading dietary disinformation
spreading political disinformation
Sexist
Ageist
Racist
spreading health disinformation
spreading dietary disinformation
spreading political disinformation
@Slate @BenMathisLilley 4/ This is why @MotherJones stopped using ad widgets and took other steps to clean up our ad environment years ago. We'd rather depend on the support of readers. And, as it happens, we're winding up a capital campaign and have a 2 for 1 match running now: motherjones.com/themoment/
@Slate @BenMathisLilley @MotherJones 5/ So if you want to support a reader supported publication that isn't beholden to evil hedge funders or terrible ad revenue demands, watch this and then give:
@Slate @BenMathisLilley @MotherJones 6/ And while you're at it, support SlatePlus. Maybe they can wean themselves off of this stuff. All media is going to have to or suffer the fate of Deadspin.
