r/badads is a subreddit with 47k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses ad, ai, ads, youtube, and worst.
For ads that are, well, bad.
Popular Themes in r/badads
#1
Pain & Anger
: "This ad really said “we skipped the marketing team and went straight to getting cancelled”"
22 posts
Popular Topics in r/badads
#1
Ad
: "One of the Ads of all time."
81 posts
#2
Ai
: "Anyone seen this fella around? Better than porn and Ai slop I suppose"
56 posts
#3
Ads
: ""Click to watch" Girl, no thank you 😭"
41 posts
#4
Youtube
: "Youtube Cherry Tree Scam Ad from China"
22 posts
#5
Worst
: "Waiter, waiter! More crypto ads, please!"
21 posts
#6
Hate
: "Sister sent me this, where's the blue?"
14 posts
#7
Weird
11 posts
#8
Slop
: "Progressive is still out here using their AI Slop ad from years ago."
11 posts
#9
Wtf
9 posts
#10
Fake
: "Fake AI old guy making flags. LOL."
9 posts
Flair Used in r/badads
#1
AI Generated Garbage
: "I LOVE SLOP"
52 posts
#2
Actual Bad Ad
: "Coming to a pedophile near you!"
35 posts
#3
Weird Ad
: "Weird But Good Ad Vs Goon Bait Ad"
30 posts
#4
NSFW/NSFL Content
: "The bowel destroyer 9000"
22 posts
#5
Warning: Potentially offensive content
: "TikTok using a dead girl's last stream to advertise itself"
10 posts
#6
Annoying Ad
: "Does anyone else findReddit's ads...annoying? They mask themselves as posts."
9 posts
#7
Total Lie
: "Sister sent me this, where's the blue?"
9 posts
#8
Bad mobile game ad
: "I don't even know what you do in the game."
6 posts
#9
Scam ad
: "Genuinely so scummy"
5 posts
#10
Ads with stolen content in them
: "Got jumpscared by this"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/badads
Yearly
+2k members(3.9%)
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Last updated: July 22, 2026