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TikTok Introduces AI Avatars for Ads as FTC Warns Companies Not to Do That
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TikTok Introduces AI Avatars for Ads as FTC Warns Companies Not to Do That

One week after the FTC said companies should not use AI to form personal attachments with consumers, TikTok says its AI avatars can help brands build “real and native connections.”
Company Brags About Using Smart Device Microphone Audio to Target Ads on Their Podcast
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Company Brags About Using Smart Device Microphone Audio to Target Ads on Their Podcast

MindSift is the tiny company that says it’s using device microphone data to target ads.
Elon Musk Is Making His Advertising Crisis a Problem for Sex Workers
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Elon Musk Is Making His Advertising Crisis a Problem for Sex Workers

Adult content creators are seeing an influx of "sensitive content" labels on Twitter, which could be tied to the site's newly implemented sensitivity settings for advertisers.
Advertisers Don’t Want Sites Like Jezebel to Exist
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Advertisers Don’t Want Sites Like Jezebel to Exist

The 'Brand Safety' and 'Suitability' industries have financially crushed the news business by keeping ads away from articles that its 'sentiment analysis' algorithms think will make people sad or upset.
YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet
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YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet

Google's anti-ad scripts are breaking browsers and privacy plugins. It could get worse because Google controls the ad market, Chrome, and the extension store.