This sort of ad stuff that tries to execute gifs and pull do all sorts of shady stuff is a big red flag for me and is making me feel uneasy using this platform. What can be done and/or how to reassure people like me?
Here's a screen capture of what's going on:
Here's the url of the ifram of the ad.doubleclick.net advertisement:
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And here's what it tries to load:
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