@Bragato18 11 June 2020 edited more from that month

BAT, Brave Rewards - FAQ and Common Misconceptions - To Click or Not to Click

This is the fourth post in a series where we have covered some common misconceptions and frequently asked questions regarding BAT, Brave Rewards and the Brave Browser. It is a common belief, particularly with new Brave Browser users, is that you need to click on the Brave Rewards Ad Notifications to get paid the BAT Brave Rewards.

Every now and then the question gets asked on the BAT Community Forum or on another channel. For example **aces1968** posted on the BAT Community Forum What is the differences of ads that being clicked, viewed and dismissed? https://forum.batcommunity.org/t/what-is-the-differences-of-ads-that-being-clicked-viewed-and-dismissed/18972

**To Click or Not to Click** So let us check out  Brave Ads FAQ  and see what we can find. Go to the  Brave Help Center and click on  Rewards https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026361072-Brave-Ads-FAQ https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001053052-Rewards

Scroll down till you get to the question.

and Brave gives the answer:

Scrolling down a bit further is the question.

and Brave gives a fuller explanation:

**Why is it Bad to Click on Ads That You Have No Interest in Engaging With** The reason is it gives false information to the Publisher. Every time an ad is displayed, there is a possibility of that person buying or signing up for a product. If there are more people that just click an ad EVERY time, a publisher may look at the ratio of clicks vs views and use that data to determine whether it is worth using Brave to display ads or not. Some businesses may not have a high conversion rate in the first place, so if there are more users clicking without buying, then it’s a waste of time and space for both the user and publisher. **7-Day Ads History** To view your Ad view history for the last 7 days, go to Settings Brave Rewards 7-day ads history

As you can see the Nexo's was dismissed (i.e. closed) but still counts.

Engaging with the Ad notification show that it has been clicked.

Not closing or clicking the Ad notification (i.e. just letting it sit there for a few seconds before it disappears by itself). The Ad notification shows it has been viewed.

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