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Fake ads trigger one more trial for Meta, in Australia

Fake ads allegations might bring Meta in front of the judge, in Australia. The competition watchdog in the country filed a lawsuit against the company. Thus, they say that the company did not prevent scammers from promoting fake ads featuring celebrities. Fake ads for…
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Digital ads bring Google and Meta under investigation

Digital ads brought Google and Meta under the magnifying glass of both the European Commission and the UK’s Market Authority. They investigate if a deal between the two giants distorted competition in the digital ad business. Antitrust investigation for digital…
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Google bans Russian media from receiving ads money

Google bans Russian state-owned media outlets from getting ads-generated money. The decision would apply on its search engine and video platform, YouTube. Google bans Russia Today According to Alphabet, Google decided to stop Russia Today from receiving money for…
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Companies use Google ads to promote spying apps

Some Google ads forced the company to ban some of them for “stalkerware” apps, which can be bought and downloaded by anyone. These consumer-grade spyware apps are often marketed to parents, who want to use them to monitor their child’s activities with the…
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Fake AnyDesk ads beat the real ones on Google Ads

A fake ad campaign serving a trojanized version of the AnyDesk program ranked higher in searches than the legitimate ads. The ads which appeared in the Google Search results came with a a fake version of the remote desktop app. Although this was a trojanized version, the…
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Learn how to block Facebook ads! Stop them forever

You may want to block Facebook ads for so many reasons. Either because they are not relevant, annoying or promote places you are not interested in. But you wonder how you can do this effectively. Facebook has become the biggest network for connecting people. But it is also a…
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Scam ads on Facebook and Google, despite flagging

Scam ads still appear on Google and Facebook, although an important number of victims reported them. According to Which?, the consumer watchdog in the United Kingdom, the platforms failed to remove them. A third of the scam ads are still online Both giants said…