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How to Turn Off YouTube Ads for Alcohol, Gambling, Weight Loss and More
The last thing an alcoholic wants to see is YouTube ads featuring alcohol, which can trigger the desire to drink. The same goes for someone who has perhaps experienced a miscarriage and continues to see YouTube ads for diapers and baby clothes, sending people into a spiral of depression. But if you’re struggling with anything…
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Chrome Users Now Worth 30% Less Money Thanks to Google’s Cookie Killing, Ad Firm Says
One week ago today, Google disabled tracking cookies for 30 million Chrome users, amounting to just 1% of the 3 billion people who use the internet’s most popular browser. By the end of the year, Google will block these cookies entirely and replace them with a new tracking system that’s a bit more private called…
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Reddit Removes Ability to Shun Targeted Ads Based on Your Upvotes
Reddit said it was “simplifying” its ad privacy options by removing the ability to ignore targeted ads based on what communities you join, which posts you upvote or downvote, and how you spend your time on the platform. On Wednesday, Reddit posted to its r/reddit subreddit that over the next few weeks the site will…
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Remote Learning Software Tracked Kids’ Data to Sell to Advertisers and Brokers: Report
The kids are not alright, and tech companies know it thanks to the data they’ve been lapping up like mosquitos in a blood bank. Programs that students were using to learn from home during the worst days of the pandemic were also tracking their data and analysing their habits, which was used to build profiles…