Instagram’s new feature makes people want to delete the app
Instagram wants to force you to stop doomscrolling — in a way users are not happy with. The social media platform is testing “ad breaks” that will make the user …
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Google testing ads in AI-powered search as news publishers warn of looming disaster
Google unveiled plans to place advertisements directly in its new AI-powered search results – adding fuel to concerns by news publishers that the controversial overhaul of the world’s most popular …
Google Taps AI to Show Shoppers How Clothes Fit Different Bodies
One of the new ad formats Google announced today will allow brands to link short-form videos they made—or ones they hired creators to film—to their advertisements in Google’s search engine. …
Microsoft finds a sneaky way to slip more ads into Windows
DigitalTrends.com Microsoft is currently testing a new way to showcase ads on the Windows 11 Start Menu, and it’s meant to encourage users to download more applications. The brand has …
Some of the Most Popular Websites Share Your Data With Over 1,500 Companies
Everywhere you go online, you’re being tracked. Almost every time you visit a website, trackers gather data about your browsing and funnel it back into targeted advertising systems, which build …
Amazon hit with lawsuit over controversial move to show ads on Prime Video
An Amazon Prime subscriber has a significant problem with the company’s implementation of ads on Prime Video and filed a class action lawsuit on Friday challenging the move. The plaintiff, who lives …
Confessions of an AI Clickbait Kingpin
“I’m not a fan of AI,” Nebojša Vujinović Vujo says. The admission surprises me: He has built a bustling business by snapping up abandoned news outlets and other websites and …
YouTube is now cracking down on ad-blockers globally
YouTube is now cracking down on ad-blocker usage globally, by showing warnings about breaking the platform’s terms of service. In some cases, the company is preventing users from viewing more …
‘Taxi Driver’ writer disses Robert De Niro over rumored Uber ad: ‘Ouch’
Paul Schrader, the screenwriter of the 1976 drama “Taxi Driver,” slammed Robert De Niro after rumor spread that he was reprising the role of Travis Bickle in an ad campaign …
Norway Took On Meta’s Surveillance Ads and Won | WIRED
When you watch a video on Instagram, the app’s algorithms are also watching you. As you scroll, they are hoovering up information to figure out what makes you tick—not only …