Social media has had a tough 2022 with longstanding questions about ad spending, political advertising, and a $44 billion takeover of Twitter, depending on which Elon Musk tweet you read.Read More
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Arizona governor urges tech companies to block smuggling cartel ads
Sebastian Gamino-Solis, who was caught with five illegal immigrants in his BMW this month, told a Border Patrol officer that he was responding to an ad looking for drivers whileRead More
Google doesn’t enforce its own ban on tracking software ads
While it’s illegal to install tracking software on an adult’s phone in the US, marketing such apps is legal. Although many companies display disclaimers on their websites stating that theirRead More
Netflix Tells Employees Ads Could Coming by the End of 2022
Netflix can promote low-priced ad-supported tier The company said in a recent memo to employees that it has a faster timetable for the end of the year than originally stated.Read More
Elon Musk Hates Ads. Twitter Needs Them. This Could Be a Problem.
“i hate advertisingElon Musk tweeted in 2019. since you started chasing $44 billion acquisition From Twitter – and years before that – the richest man in the world made itRead More
Google reports 3.4 billion ads removed, 5.6 million advertisers launched
Google said Wednesday it blocked more than 3.4 billion ads and suspended 5.6 million advertiser accounts in 2021 as part of new efforts to fight disinformation and fraud. Data fromRead More
Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change
BERLIN — Twitter is reflecting a policy already in place at Google by saying it will no longer allow advertisers who reject scientific consensus on climate change on its site.Read More
Netflix aims to reduce password sharing and bring ads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An unexpectedly sharp drop in subscribers has made Netflix consider changes to its service it has long resisted: minimizing password sharing and creating a low-cost, ad-supportedRead More
Pinterest Bans Climate Misinformation from Posts and Ads
The company said Wednesday it will ban ads and posts containing climate-related misinformation in its latest attempt to block harmful content on Pinterest’s virtual pinboard service. The ban includes anyRead More
Activists use ads to sneak real news about Ukraine to Russians
Most of the ads are run by the “news and media website”. Ukrainian Warothers are managed by a “social media agency” Safe Ukraine. They contain emotional videos Captive Russian soldiersRead More