Why is Google still serving dodgy ads?(atomic14.com)
891 points by iamflimflam1 | 384 comments
A blog post on atomic14 asking why Google continues to serve scam or malicious ads despite reports.
#online-advertising on Hacker News
11 stories tagged online-advertising, newest first.
The internet is kind of a predatory cesspit now(stephendiehl.com)
347 points by ibobev | 228 comments
Stephen Diehl blog essay arguing the modern internet has become predatory compared with the amateur, non-commercial web of the 1990s.
We're testing new ad formats in Search and expanding our Direct Offers pilot(blog.google)
610 points by sofumel | 548 comments
Google Ads & Commerce Blog post announcing Gemini-built ad formats being tested in Search and an expanded Direct Offers pilot for brands.
Vietnam bans unskippable ads(saigoneer.com)
1501 points by hoherd | 764 comments
Saigoneer news article reporting that Vietnam has banned unskippable online ads, requiring a skip button to appear within 5 seconds.
No adblocker detected(maurycyz.com)
532 points by LorenDB | 288 comments
A personal blog post explaining why the author added a banner that tells visitors without an adblocker to install one such as uBlock Origin.
Google is illegally monopolizing online advertising tech, judge rules(nytimes.com)
786 points by IdealeZahlen | 417 comments
New York Times article reporting a federal judge ruled Google illegally monopolized online advertising technology.
The correct amount of ads is zero(manuelmoreale.com)
685 points by surprisetalk | 429 comments
Blog post by Manuel Moreale reacting to The Verge's new paywalled subscription and arguing that websites should carry no ads at all.
“Attention assault” on Fandom(j3s.sh)
339 points by todsacerdoti | 164 comments
A personal blog post titled "Stop Using Fandom" criticizing the Fandom wiki platform's intrusive ads, which the author calls "attention assault."
Chrome now tracks users and shares a “topic” list with advertisers(arstechnica.com)
738 points by edvinbesic | 437 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that Google launched its Privacy Sandbox ad platform in Chrome, which tracks browsing and shares a list of interest topics with advertisers.
YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers(androidpolice.com)
857 points by prhrb | 350 comments
Android Police news article reporting that YouTube is testing a three-strikes policy that blocks video playback for users running ad blockers.
YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers(bleepingcomputer.com)
542 points by jacooper | 1050 comments
BleepingComputer news article reporting that YouTube is testing blocking video playback for users who run ad blockers unless they disable them.