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		komali2 on Feb 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Surveillance on UK council websites [pdf] Why are there ads on a website funded by taxes?

kmlx on Feb 5, 2020 | [–]

extra income?

scarejunba on Feb 5, 2020 | [–]

In order to easily cross-promote other services with suppression and retargeting. Someone able to edit some content can do it rather than requiring the CMS to support this and training the council staff on this.

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