Always Read the TOS! (Score 1)

While I agree this is not good, it is in the Terms of Service everyone agreed to!

ADVERTISEMENTS AND PROMOTIONS

LiveJournal.com has decided to remove all banner advertisements and promotions on LiveJournal.com journals. However, LiveJournal.com reserves the right to run advertisements and promotions on the LiveJournal.com service in the future. By using LiveJournal.com, you agree that LiveJournal.com has the right to run such advertisements and promotions with or without prior notice, and without recompense to you or any other user. The manner, mode and extent of advertising by LiveJournal.com on your journal are subject to change. You agree that LiveJournal.com shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.

http://web.archive.org/web/20040614203940/www.live journal.com/legal/tos.html

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