Hacker NewsOct 10, 2025
Google, Meta and Microsoft to stop showing political ads in the EU
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-political-ad-rules-google-meta-microsoft-big-tech-kick-in/
#ycombinator #Advocacy #Alexandra_Geese #Algorithms #Big_Tech #Climate_change #Companies #Data_protection #Democracy #Digital_Services_Act #Elections #European_politics #Human_rights #Media #Migration #NGOs #Online_advertising #Online_safety #Platforms #Privacy #Referendum #Regulation #Rights #Safety #Social_Media #Transparency
Backlash as new EU political ad rules kick in

Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law designed to improve transparency could stifle it.

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 Hacker NewsOct 10, 2025
Google, Meta and Microsoft opts to stop showing political ads in EU
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-political-ad-rules-google-meta-microsoft-big-tech-kick-in/
#ycombinator #Advocacy #Alexandra_Geese #Algorithms #Big_Tech #Climate_change #Companies #Data_protection #Democracy #Digital_Services_Act #Elections #European_politics #Human_rights #Media #Migration #NGOs #Online_advertising #Online_safety #Platforms #Privacy #Referendum #Regulation #Rights #Safety #Social_Media #Transparency
Backlash as new EU political ad rules kick in

Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law designed to improve transparency could stifle it.

POLITICO
 Hacker NewsMay 30, 2024
Google Search SEO document leak reveals how company curates internet
https://gizmodo.com/google-search-seo-leak-reveal-gatekeeps-internet-1851508410
#ycombinator #Google #Digital_marketing #Sundar_Pichai #Reddit #Search_engine #Mike_King #GitHub #the_Super_Bowl #Googler #Kristen_Ruby #Nilay_Patel #Criticism_of_Google #Erfan_Azimi #Technology #Internet #Google_Pigeon #Rand_Fishkin #Online_advertising #the_NFL #Search_engine_optimization #Pandu_Nayak #Gizmodo
Leaked Documents Reveal How Google Search Gatekeeps the Internet

SEO experts say a massive leak of 14,000 ranking features exposes the blueprint for how Google secretly curates the Internet.

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 Hacker NewsApr 16, 2024
Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads
https://gizmodo.com/your-mobile-ad-blocker-will-no-longer-stop-youtubes-ads-1851412797
#ycombinator #YouTube #Ad_blocking #AdGuard #GNOME_Web #Advertising_revenue #Technology #Internet #Entertainment #Culture #Online_advertising #Gizmodo
Your Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads

YouTube is expanding its crackdown on ad blockers to mobile users, escalating its "global effort" to make you watch ads.

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 Hacker NewsDec 15, 2023
Ad Company Claims 'It's True. Your Devices Are Listening to You'
https://gizmodo.com/cmg-local-solutions-ads-listening-on-devices-1851102426
#ycombinator #Digital_marketing #Business #Finance #Online_advertising #iPhone #Google #Facebook #Gizmodo #CMG #Internet_privacy #Technology #Internet #Cox_Media_Group_Local_Solutions #Cox_Media_Group #Advertising
Ad Company Claims 'It’s True. Your Devices Are Listening to You'

CMG Local Solutions claims its ads use “voice data” to target “the exact people you are looking for.”

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 Hacker NewsNov 1, 2023
YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge
https://gizmodo.com/youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-is-getting-harder-to-dodge-1850977548
#ycombinator #YouTube #Ad_blocking #Business #Finance #Advertising_revenue #Christopher_Lawton #Technology #Internet #Social_Issues #Reddit #Advertising_free_media #Entertainment #Culture #Online_advertising #Anti_spam #Gizmodo
YouTube's Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge

The video platform now requires users to disable their ad blockers with an immovable pop-up.

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 Hacker NewsJul 17, 2023
Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads
https://www.politico.eu/article/facebook-instagram-norway-ban-track-users-ads/
#ycombinator #Big_data #Data #Data_economy #Data_protection #Norway #Online_advertising #Privacy #Social_Media
Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads

Meta’s social media platforms will be barred from behavioral advertising in August.

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Sue StoneJan 23, 2023

French authority finds influencers violate consumer, ad laws – POLITICO
https://www.politico.eu/article/majority-of-french-influencers-violate-consumer-ad-laws/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

#Bruno_Le Maire #Emmanuel_Macron #France #Online_advertising #Platforms #Services #Social_Media

French authority finds influencers violate consumer, ad laws

Some influencers were not explicit about whether posts were paid for; misled consumers about products; and advertised ‘risky services’ such as online betting.

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