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Snapchat Spectacles with Google Gemini AI identifying and obscuring real-world advertisements — Genius AR app blocks billboard ads in real life As Google doubles down on refusing ad blockers on YouTube, a software engineer develops an AR app to block ads in real life.

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YouTube is slowing down videos for users with ad blockers The world’s biggest video platform is sabotaging your stream — unless you play by their ad-fueled rules.

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Has Google monopolized digital advertising? New evidence traced back to former ad guru suggests it's a 'nightmare' for publishers to switch platforms: "It takes an act of God to do it"

By Kevin Okemwa published 12 September 24

CRUSHED Despite Google's firm stand on fair practices in digital advertising, new evidence submitted in the ongoing antitrust trial outlines its strategy to "crush" competitors.

CRUSHED

"We don’t allow ads on our platform that contain sexually explicit content," Google explains after an explicit ad surfaced on YouTube amid its firm stance on ad-blockers

By Kevin Okemwa published 17 November 23

Uh oh YouTube is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Uh oh

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Windows gets free advertising from the Las Vegas hotel Fontainebleau

By Colton Stradling published 23 October 23

WIndows powered It's always fun to see the proverbial man behind the curtain, in this case, the Hotel Fontainebleau displayed a Windows desktop powering its giant LED sign.

WIndows powered

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Windows Phone gets revenge on YouTube from the grave by helping users bypass its ad-blocker-blocker

By Colton Stradling published 21 October 23

Windows Phone Windows Phone to the rescue. A lot of YouTube users want to know how to get around the new annoying YouTube pop-up telling viewers to disable their ad-blocker.

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