Amazon shopping has gotten worse and less reliable thanks to ads
In other news, the sky is blue
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Facebook may have collected some of your IRS filing data if you used an online tax services
Ain't nothin' sacred anymore!
Manifest v3 extensions are now accepted on the Firefox add-on store
A hot potato: Mozilla has started accepting Manifest V3 add-ons for the code-signing process of the AMO store. From June 2023, Chrome will only accept MV3 extensions and crippled ad-blocking tools. Mozilla will continue to support full-featured (MV2) ad-blockers like uBlock Origin anyway.
Larry David and other celebrities named in FTX lawsuit
"Don't be like Larry"
What just happened? Remember all the outcry when Larry David appeared in a Super Bowl commercial for now-collapsed crypto exchange FTX? The comedian probably wishes he'd never took part in the ad, too, given that he's one of several celebrities named in a lawsuit against the platform's former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
Microsoft is testing new ads in Windows 11
Ads, or "certain actions that need to be taken"?
Facepalm: If there's one thing Windows 11 could use, it's ads appearing in the operating system---said no one other than Microsoft. The Redmond firm appears to be testing a feature in preview builds that shows ads for its services in the flyout menu, where users can sign out or lock the system.
Fandom acquires GameSpot, Metacritic, GameFAQs and other entertainment sites
Acquisition spree is still going strong with well-known gaming and media brands
TikTok and others scrape your data, whether you use their apps or not
TikTok doesn't have as many trackers out there as Google and Facebook, but its ad platform is young
Apple Music named primary Super Bowl halftime show sponsor in multi-year NFL deal
Apple Music is replacing Pepsi as the Super Bowl halftime show sponsor
Facebook users are suing Meta for tracking them through a loophole on iOS
Meta insists that there is no merit behind the claims
Your iPhone might soon display more ads across native iOS apps
Apple wants a three-fold increase in revenue from its ads business
Meta can track users through its Facebook and Instagram in-app browsers
Via website code injection
Popular podcast? Some guests are paying big to appear on your favorite shows
Payments up to $50,000 aren't always properly disclosed
Netflix execs say ad-supported subscriptions will lack some content
Clearing content for the new tier is proving difficult but not deal-breaking
EA patents system that generates in-game content and ads based on your playstyle
Styles can be tracked across multiple games
Netflix partners with Microsoft for cheaper ad-supported subscriptions
Still no details on launch date or price
Amazon will share shopping data about its grocery store customers with advertisers
Amazon promises that the data will be anonymized
Netflix may have just confirmed ad-supported tier is coming soon
Would you choose cheaper Netflix if it meant watching ads?
Roku and Walmart want to make TV streaming an e-commerce shopping destination
Roku partners with Walmart on shoppable ad pilot
Private DuckDuckGo browser still allows some Microsoft trackers
Part of an agreement DuckDuckGo is working to change
Sony plans in-game advertising system similar to the one Microsoft detailed
Sony might sell user data to advertisers
Netflix backtracks on ad-supported tiers, says it is now "open" to cheaper subscriptions
Just after it lost subscribers for the first time in a decade
Microsoft is developing an in-game advertising system for free-to-play games
The new platform would provide console-based developers with tools to develop and sell in-game ad space
TikTok ad revenue predicted to hit $11 billion this year, more than Twitter and Snapchat combined
It could rival YouTube by 2024
Intel patent suggests drones may be used to create mobile billboards in the near future
Exciting and terrifying at the same time
You can now watch over 4,000 TV shows free on YouTube - if you can stand the ads
The selection includes quite a few classics