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Meta Restarts Use Of Facial Recognition For ‘Celebrity Scam Ad’ Crackdown
Three years after dropping the use of facial recognition, Meta says it will use the tech again to aid in crackdown on 'celeb-bait ads'
Elon Musk Tells Fleeing Advertisers To Go F*** Themselves
X owner Elon Musk used multiple expletives about advertisers who have boycotted Twitter over extremist content
Objection Filed To Meta’s Paid Ad-Free Subscription
Digital rights group NOYB files first complaint with Austrian regulator against Meta's paid ad-free subscription for Facebook, Instagram
Advertising Exodus To Cost Elon Musk’s X $75m – Report
Year of end advertising exodus at Elon Musk's X going to cost Twitter as much as $75m in advertising revenue
IBM Pulls Advertising From X/Twitter, Amid Nazi Content Row
Another big name suspends advertising on X (aka Twitter), after its ads appeared next to posts praising Adolf Hitler and Nazis
Meta Offers Paid Ad-Free Subscription For Facebook, Instagram
Facebook and Instagram to offer a paid subscription in Europe in return for no adverts, costing from 9.99 euros (£8.73) per month
Meta Touts Monthly Charge For Ad-Free Facebook, Instagram – Report
User of social networks belonging to Meta could be charged a monthly fee of 10 euros (£8.67) for ad-free access to Facebook, Instagram
Amazon Wins Interim Stay On Public Ads Archive
Amazon wins interim court ruling that it isn't very large online platform (VLOP) under European Union rules
Amazon Prime Video To Feature Adverts Next Year
Amazon to include adverts to its Prime Video service in 2024, unless users opt for a higher cost ad-free subscription plan
WhatsApp Boss Denies Chat App Is Exploring Ads
Head of WhatsApp at Meta Platforms firmly denies media report the service is exploring adverts to bolster revenues
Twitter Revenue Down 40 Percent, As 500 Advertisers Pause Spending
Report that more than 500 advertisers have paused spending with Twitter, and it's daily revenue is 40 percent down from a year ago
Facebook Considers ‘Kill Switch’ On Political Ads After Election
Facebook is wary of its platform being used to contest the US election results in November and is reportedly looking for ways to mitigate interference
Lawmakers Call For Pause On Targeted Political Adverts
Pause online political adverts that are targeted and contain false information, international lawmakers have urged tech firms
GDPR Creates Confusion In Global Adtech Industry
One month on, establishing user consent for tracking technologies is proving difficult for the online ad industry to master
Fake Google Play Minecraft Apps Flood Users With Scams And Ads
87 fake Minecraft apps have been discovered, with a combined total of 990,000 installs
Microsoft Drops OneDrive Ads Into Windows 10 File Explorer
Here's the kicker; disabling the pop-up will also turn off real OneDrive notifications
WSJ Claims Google Used Search Engine To Promote Own Products
Analysis alleges that Google used its search engine results to place adverts for its own products in top spot
Facebook Sales Hit £4bn As Mobile Advertising Pays Off
Facebook reports £700m in quarterly profit as mobile user base reaches almost one billion a day
Yahoo ‘Rejects’ Offers For Internet Business
Sources claim Yahoo will reveal its next strategic moves on 2 February, the day of its quarterly earnings call
Yahoo Ad Network Spreads Malware – Again
The latest malicious ad campaign follows an incident that affected Yahoo and AOL last year
Google Shows Women Fewer High-Paid Jobs Than Men, Say Researchers
Study finds that women searching for jobs on Google are less likely to be shown the high-paid jobs that men are
Google Kills Ad-Blocking Apps From Play Store
Developers beware, after Google warned it will pull any Play Store apps that block adverts
Skype To Place Big Adverts In VoIP Calls
Skype ads - designed to distract you on calls - will hit you if you don't have credit
Wikipedia Warns On Browser Malware
Wikipedia says it doesn't run ads from for-profit firms so those seeing them are likely to be infected with malware
Facebook Announces Premium Advertising Tools
Brands given Timeline-formatted pages, mobile ads and Reach Generator in pre-IPO effort to raise revenue
EFF Favours Mozilla Browser Ad Opt-Out Over Google
Electronic Frontier Foundation prefers Firefox's behavioural cookie blocker over Chrome's Keep My Opt Outs