How to Turn Off YouTube Ads for Alcohol, Gambling, Weight Loss and More

"I am a recovering alcoholic who still deals with triggers," one complaint to the FTC reads.

Google Claims Its AI Can Guess How a Shirt Will Fit on Every Body Type

And other features: Google Lens will try to identify your weird skin conditions, and a Search AI beta will crown or critique restaurants based on user reviews.

The EU Wants to Break Up Google’s Biggest Business

As an EU antitrust case deals yet another blow to Google's advertising business, the walls close in on the search giant's alleged monopoly.

Google Experiment Reassures Ad Tech Bros That They’ll Be Just Fine After Chrome’s Cookies Are Gone

A new test shows Google's "Privacy Sandbox" ad targeting tools perform only a little worse than Chrome's browser cookies.

2022 Was a Massive Year for ‘Bad Ads’ on Google Search

Google said it has stopped 5.2 billion ads that violated its policies last year, but there’s a remaining question about how many malicious ads slipped through.

Everything You Need to Know About the Google Antitrust Lawsuit

Antitrust law is complicated. So is ad tech. The Justice Department's lawsuit against Google is a thicket. Here's a handy map.

Feds Accuse Google of Digital Ad Monopoly in New Lawsuit

The Justice Department has sued Google, alleging it “corrupted legitimate competition in the ad tech industry" and seeking divestiture of its ad businesses.

Disney+ Announces Exciting New Ways to Show Ads to You and Your Kids

Options in a new ad targeting system on Disney+ include age, gender, and geo-targeting. Soon there will be more. Welcome to the Mickey Mouse data club.

The 10 Worst New Places You’re Going to See Ads in 2023

Like it or not, the ad industry is about to invade spaces you never even dreamed of, both online and off.

Google Is Launching Yet Another Way to Stuff Websites With Ads

Don't think of the new "side rails" as ads. Think of them more like uninvited new friends.

Amazon Makes More Money From Ads Than Prime

Advertising profits surpassed all of Amazon's subscriptions services combined, spiking 58% in 2021, and cash keeps coming. The pivot is part of a larger trend.

Google Finally Lets You Turn off Targeted Ads Without Breaking Its Apps

In a major fix, Google’s own privacy settings will no longer disable crucial features of its apps.

Google Realizes It Needs to Do More to Fight Misinformation in Searches

For years, the most widely-used search engine has let misleading information stream to the top of Google search results in its snippets section.

Hulu Walks Back Restrictions on Hot Button Political Ads

The streaming platform had reportedly told candidates of 'unwritten' policies that restricted candidates from talking about issues like the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Broke: Breaking up Big Tech. Woke: Breaking up Big Ads.

Coming in hot to a Senate floor near you: a bill targeting the super-lucrative ad networks of Google and Meta, the real cash cows.

Google Now Lets You Block ‘Sensitive’ Ads on Pregnancy, Weight Loss and Dating

Here's how you can access the updated list of sensitive categories.

YouTube Bans Political Ads From Its Top Ad Spot

The crackdown comes after the Trump campaign blanketed these slots for days on end.

Google to Start Kicking Resource-Heavy Ads Off Chrome in August

Google Bans Ads for ‘Experimental Medical Treatments’

Google’s Fix for Misleading Abortion Ads Is Weak and Ineffective