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Google purged 3.2 billion bad ads from the web last year

It'snosecretthatGoogle(andmuchofthetechindustry)struggletodealwithbadadvertisingin2017,andthecompanynowhasthestatstoproveit.Thecompanyhasrevealedthatitremovedov

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H&M stores ransacked in South Africa over 'monkey' ad

ProtestersattackedHMshopsinSouthAfricaonSaturday,pullingdownclothesracksandsmashingmannequins,overarecentadtheysaidwasracist.SupportersoftheEconomicFreedomFight

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Facebook handed Russia-linked ads over to Mueller under search warrant

SpecialcounselRobertMuellerandhisteamarenowinpossessionofRussian-linkedadsrunonFacebookduringthepresidentialelection,aftertheyobtainedasearchwarrantfortheinform

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Chrome ad-blocker shows up in experimental Android browser

Earlierthisyear,theWallStreetJournalreportedthatGooglewouldsoonincludebuilt-inadblockinginChromeforbothmobileanddesktop.Whilethefeaturehasn'tbeenofficiallyrevea

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Facebook Shares Jump as Earnings Ease Investors’ Ad Growth Concerns

InMay,Facebook'sstockfellafterthesocialnetworkinggiant'squarterlyresultsfailedtoreassureinvestorsfearsaboutslowingadsalesgrowth.OnWednesday,WallStreetmostlylike

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Audi China apologizes for controversial ad that likens women to used car

AudiChinaonThursdayapologizedforaheavily-criticizedcommercialitreleasedintheatersandononlineplatformsinChinawhichcompareswomentousedcars.Inastatementissuedviait

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Sixty-five per cent of people skip online video ads

Most people are skipping YouTube ads out of habit, but many remember ads that strike an emotional chord

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Instagram adds advertising to Instagram Stories

Facebook Inc's Instagram is bringing more than 30 advertisers into one of its fastest-growing features, Instagram Stories, in a bid to boost advertising revenue, the company said on Wednesday.

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WeChat captures Moments with ads

On Sunday night, many WeChat users found in their WeChat Moments news feed an update from a new yet long-awaited friend—advertisement.

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New Zealand government's high-speed crash ad strikes global chord

A hard-hitting New Zealand road safety advertisement has gone viral with millions of Internet hits from around the world and requests from other governments to use the ad, the New Zealand government said Thursday.