November 18, 2019

Wikipedia co-founder offers a Facebook/Twitter wannabe

Tired of being a tracked, ad-bedeviled product sold by social media companies? The cost to immediately join a network with no tracking/ads: $12.99/month.

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June 28, 2019

Mozilla’s bizarre robo-surfer project demonstrates ad snooping

In an effort to show you how advertisers snoop on your surfing activity, Mozilla is offering you the chance to pretend that you're someone else.

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June 03, 2019

Fake news writer: If people are stupid enough to believe this stuff…

...then maybe they deserve this drivel, says a Macedonian copy-paste/turn-it-into-clickbait-bile writer who says it's all about the money.

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September 04, 2018

Google Ads cracks down on tech support scammers

The search giant said that in future any company wanting to advertise these services would have to pass manual verification checks first.

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January 05, 2018

JPMorgan doesn’t trust YouTube to keep its ads out of sketchy channels

Following ads appearing next to hate-filled/extremist content, the bank says it's not relying on Google to protect its brand.

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December 18, 2017

News agencies demand Facebook and Google pay for their stories

Internet giants are being called out for making billions off news, while the news agencies that produce it are withering on the vine

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October 10, 2016

12-year-old gets €100,000 Google bill after confusing AdWords and AdSense

Those advertising service sound-alikes should be renamed to WeChargeYouBigBucks and WePayYouLittleBit.

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May 29, 2016

Facebook now tracking and showing ads to people who don’t use Facebook

Ever since it launched the Like button in early 2009 Facebook has been tracking the sites its users visit.

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February 08, 2016

Google says “No more” to deceptive download and play buttons in ads

Google's Safe Browsing service will warn you of deceptive embedded content in websites, including ads that mimic download or play buttons.

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