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How to watch Hulu without ads
Ads on Hulu disrupt your viewing experience. They interrupt your favorite shows and movies, leaving you wondering: How can I watch Hulu without ads? The good news is that there are ways to get an ad-free experience on Hulu. This guide will discuss a few methods to banish ads from Hulu. We have included ad blockers, tips and tricks to help…
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Lyft fined $2.1 million for misleading ads about how much drivers could make
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday that rideshare company Lyft has agreed to pay $2.1 million as part of a proposed settlement that requires it to change how it advertises driver pay. The company routinely advertised that drivers could make “specific hourly amounts” — in one instance, claiming earnings of “up to $33” per hour for driving in Atlanta…
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Get Rid of the Ads on Windows 11
By default, Windows 11 greatly reduces the number of things you can do with the right-click menu—the one that lets you quickly check file properties, copy-paste files, etc.—without first having to click “show more options.” Lame. There are a few ways to restore the full list of options. I did it with the app WinAero Tweaker, which is free, simple to…
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Google will once again ban election ads after the polls close
Google is planning to ban advertisers from running ads related to the US presidential election after polls close on November 5th. Axios reports that this is the second time Google has decided to ban election ads once polls close, after first implementing the policy during the 2020 election. Google says it’s reenacting the policy again this year “out of an…
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Brace Yourself! Snapchat Is Adding More Ads to More Places
You may have come across ads on Snapchat while scrolling videos on the For You tab. Aside from that, the platform is almost entirely ad-free. That is about to change, as you will soon begin to see adverts in your Snapchat chat feed in the form of Sponsored Snaps and Promoted Places. In a recent blog post, the company announced…
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EU ruling clamps down on Meta’s use of personal data for ads – Computerworld
The European Court of Justice has decided that Facebook owner Meta must minimize the amount of personal data it uses for personalized ads, the BBC reports . The decision from the EU’s top court means that only a small part of Meta’s data collection can be used for advertisements. The ruling stems from a complaint by privacy activist Max Schrems, who…
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Amazon Prime Video Is Piling on Even More Ads
Your Amazon Prime Video experience will be getting just a little bit worse in the coming weeks and months, as the company announced Wednesday that it plans to increase the number of ads shown on the streaming service. According to a report from The Financial Times, the changes will take effect early next year. However, there are scant additional details…
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LG Has Started Showing Screensaver Ads on Their Smart TVs
Like them or not, ads run the world. They’re the reason so much content out there is free of charge—or, at least, less expensive. But while it’s one thing to watch an ad before jumping into a YouTube video, or to see ads surrounding an article, it’s another thing entirely to be forced to see ads even when you’re not…
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YouTube on TVs Now Shows Ads When You Pause
It looks like Google has started experimenting with showing advertisements whenever the video is paused. For the time being, this only affects owners of smart TVs. We haven’t spotted any ads using YouTube on set-top boxes like the Apple TV and gaming consoles like the PlayStation. In 2023, YouTube on TVs brought unskippable 30-second ads. Then in April 2024, the…
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Snapchat to put ads next to chats with friends
Snapchat will soon start “experimenting” with placing sponsored messages next to chat threads from friends, according to CEO Evan Spiegel. These “Sponsored Snaps” from brands will appear as unread messages in Snapchat’s main Chat tab, implying that they’ll sit above messages from a person’s contacts until they’re acted on. This is the first time Snap will show ads in the…
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