Ideas: Choose Types of Ads/ Rate Ads

[jhoyer27]

I know there are a lot of folks out there that are annoyed by the advertisement selection that they are exposed to.  I am also one of them.  I have a suggestion, though I'm sure someone must have thought of this already.

Give us a thumbs-up/thumbs-down option for advertisements!  Not all advertisements are terrible, but some of them are so offensive to people that it's driving them away from your platform.  Or at the very least leading them to mute their device for a couple minutes until the ads are done playing.  I'm sure the ad payers probably don't enjoy forking over money simply to be muted and ignored by your listener base.  At the very least give them the exposure to those who are actually going to listen to them, and help them avoid those who are going to avoid them!

mod edit: changed title for clarity

[Guy5937582995]

I don't need bowel medication, I am trying to listen with friends and coworkers

[cutterx2202]

Add dislike and like buttons to ads. This serves two purposes:

1) Pandora can gather better targeted data for advertising

2) Users don't feel alienated by ads likely to push them away from using Pandora, but also get users more engaged with a positive experience.

[AdamPandora]

@cutterx2202 I moved your post over to this existing Idea: Ideas: Choose Types of Ads/ Rate Ads

Make sure to upvote this thread with a ❤️ as well if you'd like to see this option added to the service.

Thanks for being a part of the community! 

[BryBry1]

As a gay man, I’m so tired of the Chick Fil A ads. Get out of here with your hate sandwiches, I’m trying to listen to Cher. 

[Trevor1]

If you don’t like Chick Fil A providing you the opportunity to listen for free via their advertising. Then subscribe and you will not hear any advertisements. It’s a simple solution. Pay and don’t hear advertisements or accept the advertising is making it possible to listen for free.