Advertising

YouTube accused of aiming ads at kids after promising it wouldn't do that

Web giant comes out swinging, says allegations 'without merit'

Personal Tech18 Aug 2023 | 17

ISP's ads 'misleadingly implied' existence of 6G, says watchdog

Biz says folks know the difference between fixed and mobile broadband. Do they, though, asks ASA

Networks17 Aug 2023 | 49

X tries to win back advertisers with brand safety promises

Meanwhile, platform keeps paying creators a share of ad revenue, but without similar safety features

Personal Tech09 Aug 2023 | 26

Musk's X tries to win advertisers back with discounts

Plus: Did Xwitter just suggest stripping people of gold checks? Don't threaten us with a good time

Personal Tech26 Jul 2023 | 83

You're too dumb to use click-to-cancel, Big Biz says with straight face

Making it easy to exit subscriptions will just baffle everyone, FTC told

Personal Tech12 Jul 2023 | 93

Google accused of ripping off advertisers with video ads no one saw. Now, the expert view

Analysis Web giant also hits back ... right as YouTube steps up war on advert blockers

Personal Tech29 Jun 2023 | 82

Google asks websites to kindly not break its shiny new targeted-advertising API

Tech tweaked ahead of rollout in July, Mozilla and Apple still not interested

Personal Tech27 Jun 2023 | 64

Where's my money?! Now USA Today publisher sues Google over online advertising

That ads to hurt

Personal Tech20 Jun 2023 | 54

Europe teases breaking up Google over ad monopoly

Oh dear, look who hasn't spent enough on lobbying?

Personal Tech14 Jun 2023 | 20

Dell down under dinged for dodgy display discounts

Promoted bundled monitors are bargains, but actually sold them for above regular prices

Personal Tech06 Jun 2023 | 12

Yaccarino takes wheel at Twitter early as advertising woes become public

Leaked documents show a 59% ad revenue decline last month – can a Yacc smack get Twitter back on track?

Personal Tech05 Jun 2023 | 37

Microsoft Windows latest: Cortana app out, adverts in

Get Help? Yes, we highly recommend it, Redmond

OSes02 Jun 2023 | 87

Google wants to target you – yes, YOU – with AI-generated ads

Next step, AI-generated advertisers with AI-generated products for AI-generated people

AI + ML25 May 2023 | 57

Privacy Sandbox, Google's answer to third-party cookies, promised within months

Winter in July for some of those in the web ad world

Personal Tech20 May 2023 | 32

YouTube's 'Ad blockers not allowed' pop-up scares the bejesus out of netizens

Just a small experiment – for now?

Personal Tech10 May 2023 | 168

The Weather Channel settles another case claiming mobile app privacy violations

That's two in three years, in case anyone's counting

Personal Tech26 Apr 2023 | 6

Singapore tells its people: Go forth and block those ads

As it preps to launch WhatsApp scam-shredder

Personal Tech25 Apr 2023 | 33

Google backs Bard to generate ads, which apparently improves creativity

Assures advertisers 'guardrails' will stop anything bad from happening

AI + ML21 Apr 2023 | 16

Meta virtual reality interrupted by financial reality as thousands lose their jobs

Zuck's 'Year of Efficiency' starts with saving time not learning coworkers' names in case they're booted

Personal Tech19 Apr 2023 | 22

Musk tells Twitter advertisers: You're welcome back, but don't make demands

Updated Meanwhile, available data suggests biggest spenders have largely stayed away from Twitter 2.0, er... X Corp

Personal Tech19 Apr 2023 | 45

Nine more US states join ad antitrust legal battle against Google

More than a third of US states now party to the lawsuit, which aims to break up Chocolate Factory's advertising arm

Personal Tech18 Apr 2023 | 7

Microsoft wants to stick adverts in Bing chat responses

Hey Bing, help me find a new browser, er, AI chatbot

Personal Tech30 Mar 2023 | 42

Shareholders sue Google, claim it hid anticompetitive ad practices

Aggrieved investors claim tech giant fibbed to inflate stock prices... and it backfired

Personal Tech17 Mar 2023 | 15

Google taps Fastly to make cookie-free adtech FLEDGE fly

Online ad colossus hopes it can still make money when users want privacy

Personal Tech16 Mar 2023 | 31

Thought you'd opted out of online tracking? Think again

Probe shows that – to absolutely no-one's surprise – big biz isn't playing ball

Personal Tech03 Mar 2023 | 113

Microsoft begs you not to ditch Edge on Google's own Chrome download page

Monopoly giant can't stand it when anyone else has a monopoly

Applications23 Feb 2023 | 184

Outage-ous: Twitter OKs cannabis ads, then goes up in smoke

What happened to not getting high on your own supply?

Offbeat16 Feb 2023 | 44

Google lets a few Android devices into its Privacy Sandbox

Chocolate Factory's ad tech renovation is moving ahead, like it or not

Security14 Feb 2023 | 9

Four top euro carriers will use phone numbers to target ads and annoy Google & Facebook

European Commission satisfied joint venture won't create competitive problems for locals

Personal Tech13 Feb 2023 | 63

No more rockstars, say Billy Idol, Joan Jett in Workday Super Bowl ad

Blast 'corporate' types who are much more square than $5.14 billion HR corp

SaaS10 Feb 2023 | 40

Biden attacks Big Tech's data addiction, wants more protection for kids

Old man yells at cloud, literally

Personal Tech08 Feb 2023 | 5

Google pushes fake abortion clinic ads to lower-income women, report says

At least those who live in Phoenix and Atlanta

Personal Tech08 Feb 2023 | 33

Google ready to kick the cookie habit by Q3 2024, for real this time

As for privacy concerns about the Topics API? We'll get back to you

Devops01 Feb 2023 | 43

Break up Google now, says US govt in ad monopoly lawsuit

I'm feeling yucky

Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 18

Fraudulent ‘popunder’ Google Ad campaign generated millions of dollars

The scam was lurking behind the content of an adult website

Security22 Dec 2022 | 44

Microsoft patent eyes ads in streaming online games

Picture your avatar wearing a logo-emblazoned shirt driving past a billboard touting a product

Personal Tech20 Dec 2022 | 64

Vietnam celebrates 25 years of internet with advertising blacklist

Facebook and YouTube among companies that will have to monitor user content

Legal13 Dec 2022 |

Using personal info for ads without consent puts Meta in EU's gunsights

Schrems strikes again

Personal Tech08 Dec 2022 | 29

China regulates use of motion detection to trigger smartphone ads

'Shake to jump' technique nixed a year after top apps put it to work

Legal06 Dec 2022 | 3

Twitter tries to lure brands back with spend-matching scheme

Spend $500k and we'll double your money, but please ignore the trolls

Networks02 Dec 2022 | 60

130,000 UK businesses sue Google over £13.6B in lost ad revenues

Parent biz Alphabet also accused of unfair monopoly in online ads

Legal01 Dec 2022 | 25

Twitter search spam campaign hides China riots, researchers say

Elon Musk meanwhile muses whether Apple 'hate[s] free speech in America' because the company mostly stopped advertising on Twitter

Personal Tech29 Nov 2022 | 28

Musk sows more Twitter chaos, now with Official policy snafu

Today's messes: a possible crypto venture; blue tick blackflips; advertiser assurances; and a promise to try dumb things

Personal Tech10 Nov 2022 | 31

Microsoft mulls cheap PCs supported by ads, subs

Want a low-cost machine? Agree to be bombarded and the Windows giant could have a solution for you

Personal Tech02 Nov 2022 | 86

Big brands urged to pause Twitter ads until Elon's learned how this all works

Let's just go get a pint and wait for it to blow over

Personal Tech02 Nov 2022 | 78

Amid losses, Uber driven to become advertising network

Don't want to see ads during your trip? Sorry, no app for that

Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 22

Block this: Using satellites to plaster ads over our skies could work, say boffins

They can't hurt us if we stay indoors

Offbeat06 Oct 2022 | 85

Meta accused of breaking the law by secretly tracking iPhone users

Ad goliath reckons complaint is meritless – but it would, wouldn't it?

Personal Tech23 Sep 2022 | 32

Meta found guilty of flouting Washington political ad laws – again

Hundreds of 'intentional' violations could cost Zuck and Co $30k each

Personal Tech06 Sep 2022 | 8

Apple app transparency changes bring in the ad bucks... for Apple

By striking down Google and Facebook, the iMaker's transformation is complete

Personal Tech06 Sep 2022 | 14

California lawmakers approve online privacy law for kids. Which may turn websites into identity checkpoints

Will Newsom sign it? With a possible presidential bid looming, take a guess

Personal Tech30 Aug 2022 | 63

Germany orders Sept 1 shutdown of digital ad displays to save gas

Something to thank Putin for … unless you’re the admin trying to implement buggy and fast-changing rules while avoiding Bork

On-Prem29 Aug 2022 | 229

Google promises to adjust search algorithm to favor 'people-first content'

Well now there's an idea

Personal Tech19 Aug 2022 | 54

Google postpones Chrome's third-party cookie bonfire yet again

Construction delays for web giant's Privacy Sandbox keep these bickies on the menu

Personal Tech28 Jul 2022 | 29

DoJ approves Google's acquisition of Mandiant

In Brief Plus: Ukrainian fake news and Uber admits covering up data breach

Security25 Jul 2022 | 2

Meta agrees to tweak ad system after US govt brands it discriminatory

And pay the tiniest of fines, too

Personal Tech23 Jun 2022 | 11