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TikTok will force personalized ads on users starting April 15

Starting April 15, you can't block ads based on your TikTok activity, but you can opt out of those based on data collected by advertisers.

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How Brave Browser lets you support your favorite sites with Brave Rewards

What we like about Brave is that is serves up ads with privacy in mind. What’s really cool about the Brave Browser is their new Brave Rewards system.

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Sprint takes AT&T 5G E lawsuit to the public in New York Times ad

The visibility of Sprint's lawsuit against AT&T's LTE-turning-into-5G marketing ploy has just shot up with a full-page ad and, we know, media coverage.

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Google Play supporting app developers who reward users who watch ads

The company behind Android is making it easier to implement incentives for users to watch video ads in their apps. And there's more to come.

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Want to continue using Spotify for free? Stop using ad-blockers!

Spotify is frowning upon ad-blockers and those who want to continue using the free, ad-supported version, will have to stop using them.

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How cheap should a phone be so you can accept unwanted Ads on it?

Unwanted ads are taking over and popping up everywhere, including the Settings, on some Xiaomi phones. Would you accept this?

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Facebook’s order to WhatsApp: Make Money!!

Now Facebook and WhatsApp will be more connected as they allow companies and users to communicate freely within a certain time limit

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Samsung’s “Ingenius” ads for Galaxy S9 picks on Apple arrogance

The ads prey upon the perception of the Apple fan: aloof to competition, making up excuses to support their team and exuding superiority. It's tired.

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Korean government may go after Apple for dumping ad costs to carriers

Apple is accused of making carriers pay for its standardized marketing materials, leaving the networks to buy airtime and fit local stores with displays.

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Samsung drop tests its own Galaxy Note 8, just not on camera

Sure, the company will pay for an advertisement to be made and it's all clever and such, but it doesn't show a single impact on a surface.

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“Why?” asks voice-over for Samsung Galaxy A commercial

A rousing launch in China has us curious as to whether the…

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Ads vs paid apps: Which do you prefer? (poll)

Regardless of cost, apps aren't free. They take time & effort to create & maintain but users don't like to fork over cash for paid apps. Are ads any better?

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