r/badads is a subreddit with 47k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and ideas, and the community frequently discusses ad, ai, ads, youtube, and hate.
For ads that are, well, bad.
Popular Themes in r/badads
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Another one of those ads... again... 🙁"
25 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Ai generated adventure game, definitely trustworthy."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/badads
#1
Ad
: "One of the Ads of all time."
74 posts
#2
Ai
: "I dislike use of Ai."
58 posts
#3
Ads
: "Another one of those Ads... again... 🙁"
44 posts
#4
Youtube
: "Youtube is just getting worse"
24 posts
#5
Hate
14 posts
#6
Wtf
: "this gotta be the worst one i've seen in a while"
11 posts
#7
Weird
: "Lmao what the hell"
11 posts
#8
Slop
: "Betflix Slop"
11 posts
#9
Tiktok
: "Tiktok using a dead girl's last stream to advertise itself"
10 posts
#10
Fake
: "I am 99% certain this is Fake and I'm wondering how this is allowed."
9 posts
Flair Used in r/badads
#1
AI Generated Garbage
: "I LOVE SLOP"
55 posts
#2
Actual Bad Ad
: "Just one question, is this a brothel or a restaurant?"
34 posts
#3
Weird Ad
: "Weird But Good Ad Vs Goon Bait Ad"
30 posts
#4
NSFW/NSFL Content
: "Another one of those ads... again... 🙁"
26 posts
#5
Warning: Potentially offensive content
: "Absolutely the LAST thing I want"
10 posts
#6
Bad mobile game ad
: "she deserves it"
9 posts
#7
Total Lie
: "YouTube Cherry Tree Scam Ad from China"
8 posts
#8
Annoying Ad
: "RIP headphone users"
7 posts
#9
Ads with stolen content in them
: "Got jumpscared by this"
5 posts
#10
How do you do fellow ad watchers?
: "Anyone seen this fella around? Better than porn and AI slop I suppose"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/badads
Yearly
+2k members(3.4%)
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Last updated: June 10, 2026