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Reddit Blackout Continues, and Google Suffers

Screenshot from Reddit's r/photography subreddit. It reads: "r/photography is a private community This sub is closed due to Reddit's API pricing changes in solidarity with 3rd party app developers. Join our Discord instead: https://discord.gg/HsSn9m7APb Reddit's policy changes will harm subreddit communities by making them more difficult to view, browse, and moderate. 3rd party tools and dedicated users are critical to making welcoming, safe communities. These policy changes are a failure to recognize the value and contributions of 3rd parties. Please do not message us to request access."

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Twitter is Running Ads Next to Hate Speech. Maybe it Will Work Out?

An angry Twitter bird shouts profanity, covering up what a diverse group of birds is trying to say.

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MoviePass is Back, Wants to Know What You’re Looking at (It Had Better be Ads)

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Only 5% of iOS Users Allowing Apps to Track Them

Mock of the alert that would show. It reads: "'Pal About' would like permission to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies. Your data will be used to deliver personalized ads to you." There are then two options: "Allow Tracking" or "Ask App Not to Track"

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Facebook Bans, Then Un-Bans News In or Out From Australia

Facebook's Sign-In page. The part about connecting to the world is crossed out, with a note reading, "Unless you're Australian."

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Facebook Takes Out Full-Page Ad to Whine About Apple’s Privacy Measures

Facebook's newspaper ad. "We're standing up to Apple for small businesses everywhere" is the headline. It continues: "At Facebook, small business is at the core of our business. More than 10 million businesses use our advertising tools each month to find new customers, hire employees, and engage with their communities.

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Facebook’s Trying to Halt a Study into Their Political Ad Targeting

Ad spending charts reflecting the data from NYU's Ad Observatory

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Facebook Censors Ad Featuring Lesbian Musicians

The two women of Unsung Lilly touching their foreheads together in a romantic gesture.

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Google, Facebook, and Other Advertisers Upset iOS 14 Breaks their Spying Business Models

An example of Apple's new privacy popups. It reads, "'Pal About' would like permission to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies. Your data will be used to deliver personalized ads to you." It then has two buttons, "Allow tracking" and "Ask app not to track."

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$100 to Switch

Reading Time: 2 minutes. How a simple App...