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Devious Website Developer Plans Annoying Ad Page Shift Prank

This is an image macro meme. The top text reads: "Keep the page perfectly still, then the exact moment he's about to tap the screen, load an ad and shift everything down half an inch." Below the text is a still of the character Christof, the manipulative creator of the reality show in the 1998 film *The Truman Show*, holding his chin and looking upward with a scheming, plotting expression. The joke humorously compares the people who design mobile websites that intentionally shift content to load ads right as a user is about to tap the screen (causing accidental ad clicks) to the controlling, devious character who manipulates every part of the protagonist's life for his own gain, mocking this common, frustrating online advertising practice.
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Keep the page perfectly still, then the exact moment he's about to tap the screen, load an ad and shift everything down half an inch.

Overview

This is an image macro meme. The top text reads: "Keep the page perfectly still, then the exact moment he's about to tap the screen, load an ad and shift everything down half an inch." Below the text is a still of the character Christof, the manipulative creator of the reality show in the 1998 film The Truman Show, holding his chin and looking upward with a scheming, plotting expression. The joke humorously compares the people who design mobile websites that intentionally shift content to load ads right as a user is about to tap the screen (causing accidental ad clicks) to the controlling, devious character who manipulates every part of the protagonist's life for his own gain, mocking this common, frustrating online advertising practice.

Origin notes

This meme uses the popular Christof scheming template sourced from the film The Truman Show. It was shared as a user-created meme on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, as indicated by the provided source information. This template is widely used online to depict someone coming up with a petty, devious, or intentionally annoying plan that benefits them at the expense of others' convenience.

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