Dutch EU lawmakers urge Google to put a stop on fraudulent ads  https://www.euractiv.com/section/platforms/news/dutch-eu-lawmakers-urge-google-to-put-a-stop-on-fraudulent-ads/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Google #onlineads

Dutch EU lawmakers urge Google to put a stop on fraudulent ads  https://www.euractiv.com/section/platforms/news/dutch-eu-lawmakers-urge-google-to-put-a-stop-on-fraudulent-ads/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Google #onlineads

Everything advertised on social media is overpriced junk - “…stuff that's pushed to you via targeted ads costs an average of 10 percent more, and it significantly more likely to come from a vendor with a poor rating from the Better Business Bureau”. From Cory Doctorow via Pluralistic https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/08/late-stage-sea-monkeys/#jeremys-razors #onlineads #socialmedia #advertising #digitaladvertising #commerce #ecommerce #buyingonline #targetedads #adtargeting #digitalads

I just got a Facebook ad for sewer bypass systems from a heavy machinery rental company, and I have no idea how I got on this list.

Theories: I rented boom lifts 10+ years ago from similar companies?

I expressed delight on Facebook that my city was starting a food waste project and interacted with posts?

I am reading a book that talks about sewage and posted about it to StoryGraph and Wordpress?

I am friends with people who farm and might still rent heavy equipment?

#OnlineAds

People! You can block all Google ads and Google tracking software. To do this, I edit my hosts file so that Google has absolutely no idea who I am. I do use YouTube, though. https://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm CAUTION: Do this at your own risk. I've been doing this for over eighteen years with my own customizations. I also use uMatrix on FireFox (Not Chrome!!!) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/ #advertisers #onlineads

People! You can block all Google ads and Google tracking software. To do this, I edit my hosts file so that Google has absolutely no idea who I am. I do use YouTube, though. https://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm CAUTION: Do this at your own risk. I've been doing this for over eighteen years with my own customizations. I also use uMatrix on FireFox (Not Chrome!!!) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/ #advertisers #onlineads

Great report by @ProPublica

"Google’s embrace of publisher confidentiality means roughly 1 million publishers can remain anonymous to companies and individuals who buy ads on its network to reach customers. This opens the door to a range of abuses and schemes that steal potentially billions of dollars a year and put lives and livelihoods at risk due to dangerous disinformation, fraud and scams."

https://www.propublica.org/article/google-display-ads-piracy-porn-fraud

#onlineads #google

Google Admits Crypto Winter Is Hurting Ad Business

https://news.bitcoin.com/google-admits-crypto-winter-is-hurting-ad-business/

#onlineadvertising #Cryptocurrencies #cryptoindustry #Cryptocurrency #MarketDownturn #cryptoassets #cryptomarket #cryptosector #CryptoWinter #searchengine #ThirdQuarter #Advertising #adrevenue #cryptoads #onlineads #techgiant #YouTube #Crypto #Google #News #Ads #ad