Digital Advertising
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BJP accounts for 32% of all money spent on political ads on Google in India this year
The Hindutva party paid incurred expenses of over Rs 39 crore for placing 81,874 political advertisements on the search engine since January 1.
Scroll Staff
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Google doesn’t accept gun ads – but it does profit from them
An analysis shows the tech giant’s ad systems served more than 100 million ads from America’s firearm industry.
Craig Silverman, ProPublica & Ruth Talbot, ProPublica
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Explainer: Why clickbait ads promoting scams appear even on trustworthy websites
Online advertising companies have a big responsibility to prevent harmful ads from reaching users, but they sometimes fall short.
Eric Zeng, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
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How targeted advertising on social media is driving people to extreme views
Those seeking to radicalise others are laying out trails of breadcrumbs to more and more extreme positions.
Jeanna Matthews, The Conversation
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Indian’s advertising council wants online influencers to clearly label promotional posts
By April 15, the guidelines will be applicable to all paid content.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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In the US, Facebook allows advertisers to exclude users by race
Social media company denies that its 'ethnic affinity' feature encourages discrimination.
Julia Angwin and Terry Parris Jr., ProPublica
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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‘It’s a really really good Friday’: Myntra, Snapdeal irk Christians with ‘insensitive’ ads
E-commerce sites apologise for using a day of mourning to promote discounts.
Scroll Staff
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The war on online advertising is intensifying, and the ads are losing
The rapid uptake of adblocking software on Apple's latest devices shows that most users would be happy to see the back of online advertising.
David Glance, The Conversation