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Instagram Showed Me My Own Bedroom in Ads
Advertisers bank on personalising ads, but this was too much.
This Giant Foods Ad Is a Major Yikes for the Covid Era
"Super Spread," "SendNoods," and other pandemic-related advertising missteps.
Twitter-Owned SDK Leaking Location Data of Millions of Users
Researchers found several apps using an outdated version of an SDK made by Twitter-owned MoPub.
NASA Astronauts Will Shoot Images of an Estée Lauder Product in Space
The agency is hoping to build an outer space commercial economy, possibly including cosmetics commercials from orbit.
Michael Bloomberg Is Spending ‘Insane’ Money to Own Trump Online. Literally.
The former New York City mayor has spent almost $200 million, and he still has billions left in his account.
Influencers Unknowingly Promoted Fake Drink Made With Cyanide
"The product was clearly labeled hydrogen cyanide, and we wanted to see if they would consider selling it to their fans, which would kill them."
G/O Media Is Fighting Its Staff Over 'Objectively Bad' Autoplay Ads
Deadspin, Gizmodo, and Jezebel have been inundated with sound-on ads that the rest of the internet killed a decade ago.
Twitter Is Joking About How Much it Knows About You
Dear Twitter, do you actually remember all our tweets?
Firefox Will Give You a Fake Browsing History to Fool Advertisers
Using the 'Track THIS' tool opens up 100 tabs at a time that will make you seem like a hypebeast, a filthy rich person, a doomsday prepper, or an influencer.
Man Calls out Indian Railways App for 'Obscene' Ads, Gets Told They’re From His Browser History
And everyone thinks the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) simple response was savage AF.
Facebook Charged for Discriminatory Housing Ads by Department of Housing and Urban Development
On Thursday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development charged Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act.
PayPal Processes Payments for ‘Stalkerware’ Software Sold to Abusive Partners
The booming industry of spyware to spy on romantic partners doesn’t exist in a vacuum: Companies need financial and tech giants to process their payments and advertise their wares.