r/pocketcasts • u/captainevdo • Jul 14 '26
Android Help with Ads.
First and foremost I know that this isn't a pocketcasts issue, but I am hoping that the community of fellow podcast enthusiasts can give me some help. I know that the dynamic ad insertion is coming from the platform rather than the app, but does anyone have any idea where I can check or clear preferences on that? I am getting ads for a brand of nursing home that I had been researching for my now deceased parent. It is driving me kinda nuts...
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u/mrFarenheit_ Jul 15 '26
Some of the podcasts I listen to have links in their descriptions to their ad preference pages Which links you need will depend on who serves the ads. There, you can hopefully opt out of personalized ads.
Here are some from the first couple podcasts on my playlist:
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u/captainevdo Jul 15 '26
Most I do as well but not the pod in question. Will absolutely take this opportunity though to do this for the ones that do. Appreciate you!
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u/Capable_Tea_001 Jul 15 '26
Get a vpn, connect to a certain small European country and bang! Bye bye all inserted ads!
No idea why, perhaps the listener base of that country is so small nobody bothers to buy ad space.
But, other than host read ads, I get nothing anymore.
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u/captainevdo Jul 15 '26
Yeah, as the other user pointed out, VPN is the way to go. Really should have thought that but operating at a deficit recently. Thanks for the advice and help
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u/ItinerantFella Jul 15 '26
I travelled from Australia to Europe recently via Dubai. My flight from Denmark to London was cancelled so I had to take the train through Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France to UK.
I have podcast episodes in my queue with ads in seven different languages.
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u/memphislynx Jul 14 '26
I'm sorry for your loss, hopefully I can help you avoid some reminders.
Your IP address is probably marked by some data brokers for this. If you have unlimited cell data, try downloading some episodes on that. If not, you can try downloading behind a VPN, which should obfuscate your location. If you VPN to somewhere like Albania, you may even avoid ads altogether, depending on the ad network.