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Microsoft Experiments with Ads in Windows 11 Start Menu
Microsoft is currently testing a new feature that places ads within the Windows 11 Start menu. These ads are showing up in the “Recommended” section, which traditionally suggests files but now also promotes apps from the Microsoft Store. This test is limited to a small group of Windows Insiders in…
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YouTube to Make Watching 4K Videos a ‘Premium’ Exclusive?
Based on the growth (and increasingly annoying prevalence) of adverts seen on the platform, it’s hardly any secret that YouTube (Google) is getting more and more aggressive in attempting to get people to sign up for its premium-level subscription service. – And, in fairness, if it was less expensive, I…
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Mike’s Rant – Is YouTube Killing The Platform With Adverts?
Is YouTube Killing Themselves With Adverts? It’s been more than a little while since I had a chance for a good rant. Then again, I feel I’ve had very little to grumble about recently which is certainly a little unusual. Perhaps I’ve been a bit too busy… Like many of…
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Facebook Removes 500 Political Pages Ahead Of US Mid-Terms
Facebook Removes 800 Political Pages Ahead Of US Mid-Terms Next month will see the mid-term elections in the US. For those unaware, these are elections that are held half-way through a presidential term. As such, the political climate is starting to heat up again. Following much criticism of their inadvertent…
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Advertising Standards Upholds Complaints Against YouTube
Advertising Standards Authority Upholds Several Complaints Made Against YouTube If YouTube has been under scrutiny for anything in the last year, with the exception of continually ruining the lives of its content creators, then it’s the problem of advertising on the video hosting site. Initially, YouTube’s concern was regarding inappropriate…
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Facebook Wants to Tell You What Advertisers Know about You
Facebook is trying to be more transparent. Given the recent Cambridge Analytica fiasco, it makes sense for Facebook to try to redeem itself in our eyes. Remember when we told you that nearly 1 in 10 Americans have deleted their Facebook accounts? Well, the company is now trying to become…
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YouTube to Scrap 30-second Unskippable Ads
It may not sound like a long time, but try putting your hand on an open flame, or get in the ring with Mike Tyson, or watch a YouTube ad and see how long 30 seconds feel. The good news is that Google has announced that they will be abandoning…
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Facebook Will Use Algorithms to Fight Ad Discrimination
Ad discrimination is a pretty serious issue on Facebook, and when those in charge of the social network found out that some advertisers were using “ethnic affinity” ads for housing, employment or credit, they decided to fight the issue using algorithms. While the first anti-discrimination methods were moderately successful, Facebook wants…
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Google Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrusive Pop-up Ads
Traffic from mobile internet browsing has increased significantly over the past few years due to more and more people using their smartphone to access websites but this has also resulted in more and more mobile-tailored ads that routinely make browsing on a smaller screen a more frustrating endeavor than on…
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Samsung Forcing Ads to Enable Smart TV Features
The HomeTheater subreddit is in a fury today regarding Samsung and their policies on smart TV features and advertising. User Azara1th reported that his $1,500 TV is withholding features from him unless he accepts to see advertisements on his new TV. This is obviously not cool, paying for a premium product,…
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Facebook to Bypass Ad-Blockers
Numerous news sites have declared war on ad-blocking software this year – the likes of Forbes, New York Times, and Wired have already instituted a policy of withholding content to visitors using ad-blockers – and now Facebook has become the first social media site to follow suit. While Facebook will…
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YouTube Introducing Unskippable Ads
Google has announced that it is set to introduce unskippable ads to YouTube videos, in the form of six-second “bumper ads”. The length of the new ads is only one second longer than it takes for the current “skip now” button to appear on YouTube’s most common pre-video adverts, so…
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How To Disable Windows 10 Lock Screen Adverts
Windows 10 has caused a debate amongst users, both those who have adopted the new operating system and those who have decided to stay with the older operating systems. One of the most contested things about Windows 10 was its adverts, including those found in its start menu. They even added…
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For One Day Ads Will Be Replaced By Anti-Censorship Messages
We all enjoy browsing the internet, viewing all your favourite sites and then suddenly you find a pop up appear advertising a new product that you “must buy” or a new game that you even get a “special offer” when you decide to close the window. The solution people use…
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TMZ Falls Victim to Malvertising Campaign
Malicious online activity in the form of hacks, malware and viruses have seen an exponential increase over the past 5 years, the rise in the number of consumers online coupled with a lax understanding concerning the dangers of the many cyber threats has led to more and more victims. Malvertising is…
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