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Google Has Lost a Million Dollar Lawsuit over Deceptive Pixel 4 ADs
Google has agreed to pay up millions over deceptive Pixel 4 advertising. Google Pays Millions Over Pixel 4 Advertising Announced on Friday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Google has agreed to pay an $8 million settlement over the deceptive advertising of the Pixel 4 smartphone. The claim of deceptive…
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YouTube Tests New 5-in-a-Row ‘Bumper’ Advert System?
I’m not a particularly huge fan of the prevalence of adverts on YouTube. Sure, I get that they’re a business and have to earn money. I also get that advertisement revenue is clearly the only way they can pretty much do this. It just seems that over the last few…
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Is Netflix’s Upcoming Ad-Tier A Precursor for More Price Increases?
It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that at some point, either late this year or in early 2023, Netflix will announce the launch of its brand new ad-supported subscription tier. Effectively representing a fourth and least expensive option to consumers, it has clearly been a matter of more than a…
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Netflix’s Ad-Supported Tier May Remove One Hugely Popular Feature
It’s well-established that at some point in early 2023, Netflix will officially launch a new subscription tier which will be partially funded by advertising revenue. – Put simply, while users on this particular version will still have access to the masses of films and TV series that the platform has…
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German & French Ministers Call Out Facebooks Bluff to Withdraw From Europe!
Earlier this week, Facebook made what can only be called one of the most ridiculous (non) ‘threats’ the tech world has possibly ever seen! – For those of you unaware, due to a recent ruling within the European courts, it had been determined (in a very brief description) that Facebook…
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Facebook Threatens to Withdraw its Platform From Europe (It Won’t!)
Facebook has never had a particularly great relationship with its users. In fact, I know many people who are seemingly only one minor aggravating point away from quitting from it entirely. – Following a report via ITWire, however, it seems that the social media platform may be considering taking that…
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UK Introduces New In-Game Ad/Microtransactions Rules!
Microtransactions and in-game advertisements are undoubtedly a huge and very lucrative part of gaming. Particularly so in regards to the mobile remit. For many years, however, people have increasingly voiced their concerns not only over the general nature of gambling involved in many such ‘loot box’ items but also the…
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Intel Uses MacBook in 11th-Gen CPU Advert Blunder!
There have, of course, been many marketing blunders over the years (Just Google Gerald Ratner for one of the worst). When it comes to something involving a community as meticulous as the PC hardware enthusiast, however, it’s never that surprising that when the mistake is made, it’s nearly always spotted…
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YouTube to Add Feature Blocking Gambling/Drinking Adverts
While falling down a YouTube black hole a few nights ago, I started to get moderately surprised at just how many potentially questionable adverts were being deployed on the video streaming platform. Admittedly, my attention was mostly drawn to the promotion of gambling websites which made me think that if…
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YouTube URL Bug Lets You Watch Videos Without Ads
The chances are that many of you reading this probably really enjoy YouTube as a form of ‘free’ entertainment, but likely not so much the masses of adverts that have grown increasingly on the platform over the last few years. While many have resorted to ‘ad-blockers’ as a means of…
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Huawei Caught Cheating Again With P40 Promo Photos
With Huawei’s P40 Pro smartphone now out for general release, it seems that we might be having a weird case of deja vu and not for good reasons either! Why? Well, not for the first time, Huawei has been caught using photographs taken using a DSLR camera and representing them…
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Video Game TV Advert Spending Sees Huge Upspike!
With us all being told to stay at home as much as possible, the chances are that many of you are using this enforced free-time to catch up on your gaming or TV. You may, however, have perhaps noticed that you’ve been seeing a lot more gaming commercials than usual.…
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G2A Employee Asked Websites for Uncredited ‘Advertisements’
One of the main benefits of being a PC gamer is the various portals available at which you can try and get the latest and greatest games at a bargain price. Some of them, however, have a bit of a better reputation than others. One of the more questionable examples…
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Samsung Gets Sued Over Water Themed Smartphone Adverts
Samsung Sued Over Smartphone Adverts If you own a smartphone, then you know it’s probably a sensible idea to keep it out of water. While they might carry some water resistance, I’ve yet to see a phone come out of the dunking experience entirely unscathed. It seems, however, that Samsung…
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Netflix Denies Allegations Of Tailoring Movies Promos To Races
Netflix Denies Allegations Of Tailoring Movies Promos To Races One of the best aspects of Netflix is that with so much content on offer, you can go into it with a completely blank slate and within 10 minutes find something you want to watch. Be it a TV series or…
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