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Users challenge distracting Google Maps pop-up ads that suggest "quick detours"

The good old days: When I was a young whipper-snapper driving off into unfamiliar territory, I had to buy a paper map. Yes, maps used to be printed on large sheets of folded paper that you could never refold. I would plan out my route in advance, and turn-by-turn directions were obtained by memorizing a list or by my navigator (aka wife, friend, brother) reading from my notes. Then, the internet ruined everything.

Meta is putting ads in Facebook notifications, but hey it's "just a test"

Game Pass ads infiltrating in the Windows 11 Settings app is just too much

Over 100,000 websites compromised after Polyfill.io gets exploited by Chinese company

Australian billionaire can sue Meta over scam crypto ads featuring his likeness, says Court

Elon Musk: telling advertisers to "go f**k yourself" was about freedom of speech

Instagram's unskippable ads test causes outrage among users

Google set to phase out Manifest V2 in a few days, breaking many ad blockers

The Year of Firefox: Google initially announced the Manifest V3 API in 2018, but the new extension technology was delayed several times because of the intrinsic limitations it imposed on ad blockers and security add-ons. Now that it is ready for release, Mountain View will begin phasing out Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome next month.

Ad blocker users say YouTube videos are skipping to the end, playing without audio

Samsung mocks Apple, again, with UnCrush video in response to controversial iPad Pro ad

EA wants to place ads in full-price games, again

Apple's new iPad Pro ad sparks backlash over "crushing creativity" claims

This third-party app blocks integrated Windows 11 advertising

DOJ alleges Google destroyed hundreds of thousands of chats as antitrust case winds down

Google cracks down on nude deepfakes, no more ads for AI porn generators

YouTube is experimenting with showing ads when you pause a video

Microsoft is rolling out new Start menu ads to all Windows 11 users despite backlash

Microsoft could soon sneak (more) Start menu ads into Windows

Could Google charge a fee for AI search results? We don't think so.

Discord looks to boost gaming revenue by ditching its long time ad-free stance

That one time when beer ads were inserted directly into Star Wars movies, and George Lucas was pissed

Pretty uncool: Half of tested watercooler radiators fail to use advertised copper

Nvidia GeForce Now will start showing ads to free tier users

80% of influencers don't properly disclose products they are paid to advertise

Amazon removes Dolby Vision and Atmos from Prime Video unless you pay to go ad-free

WTF?! Amazon has given people another reason to love the company. After introducing ads on January 29 to Prime Video subscribers who don't pay more, it has now been revealed that those who won't hand over the extra $2.99 per month also lose access to Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos surround sound support. Curiously, the loss of these features is something Amazon previously failed to reveal.