Inevitably, whenever there is a discussion on the internet about how YouTube (or any other website) is choked with ads, someone will say, "Just use an ad blocker." The name seems to say it all. An ad ...

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A large-scale ad fraud operation called 'Scallywag' is monetizing pirating and URL shortening sites through specially crafted WordPress plugins that generate billions of daily fraudulent requests.

“Google is once, twice, three times a monopolist,” the DOJ says. “Google is once, twice, three times a monopolist,” the DOJ says. is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of ...

CMO tenure is the shortest in the C-suite—new CMOs need to make their early days count. Here is a guide to what they should prioritize in the first 100 days.

On April 17th, 2025, Judge Brinkema ruled that Google did act illegally to acquire and maintain monopoly power in online advertising. Now, DOJ and Google lawyers are returning to the courtroom to ...

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