Why You’re Already Seeing Ads on Prime Video
Streaming was originally sold to us as an ad-free escape from traditional cable: You pay a company like Netflix a certain amount per month, and you get to watch their…
Use This Extension to Block Sponsored Ads on YouTube
There are many ways to watch YouTube ad-free (I highly recommend YouTube Premium). But even if you shell out $13.99 per month to remove autoplay ads on YouTube, you still…
The Best Ways to Streamline Your Grocery Shopping and Save Money
You’re standing in the middle of the aisle at the grocery store, holding a box of pasta, desperately wracking your brain: Do I already have this in my pantry?With inflation…
AdGuard Is on Sale for $20 Right Now
Image: AdGuard AdGuard helps stop annoying pop-ups, banners, and video ads, and you can get a lifetime family plan subscription on sale for $30 right now or a personal subscription…
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Phone Surveillance
Yesterday I asked my wife what she wanted for her birthday. She told me she’d like a cordless Dremel. Later, I was served an advertisement for—you guessed it— a cordless…
How Much Personal Data Would You Give Up for a Free 4K TV?
Tech startup Telly is making a a huge bet: The company’s business model involves giving away a dual-screen, 55”, 4K TV, plus a sound-bar and a teleconferencing camera, music software,…
You Can Show Off Your Pet on a Billboard for Free
Photo: KDdesignphoto (Shutterstock) We all love showing off pictures of our pets to anyone polite enough to ask—but if you’ve ever wished for an opportunity to take your obnoxious adoration…
Products From Targeted Ads Might Be Worse Than You Think
Photo: BestForBest (Shutterstock) Almost everything you do on your phone is tracked. That data is collected and used to sell you targeted ads, which can be fine—but more often than…
70% Indians Likely To Buy Influencer-Endorsed Products: Report
The survey was carried out by the Advertising Standards Council of India.New Delhi: Social media influencers have a significant impact on the advertising industry, says a report by the Advertising…
Twitter to Expand the Types of Political Ads Allowed on Its Platform
Twitter on Tuesday said it would expand the types of political ads allowed on the social media platform, an apparent reversal of its 2019 global ban on political ads, as…