advertising revenue
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YouTube’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge
The video platform now requires users to disable their ad blockers with an immovable pop-up.
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Google Drops Fight Against $694 Million Fine Over News Ad Revenue
After Google fought tooth-and-nail to weasel out of paying news publishers more ad revenue, journalists in France claimed victory on Tuesday. The Silicon Valley giant agreed to a new slate of licensing deals with publishers across the country and even quietly dropped its attempt to appeal a fine by the country’s competition authority of more than $US500…
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YouTubers Can Finally Monetise Content Featuring Gender-Affirming Products
If you read enough stories about the nuts and bolts of ad revenue, you’ll notice this weird incongruity that crops up again and again. On one hand, online ads are a crucial (albeit annoying AF) piece of internet architecture; the hundreds of billions of dollars in digital ad spend getting poured into the internet each…
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The War Between Big Tech and News Is Coming to the U.S.
After a showdown with the Australian government over an effort to pay publishers their due, it looks like Google and Facebook might have to gear up for the same battle in the United States. Lawmakers are moving forward on a piece of dormant legislation that would enable news organisations to negotiate with Big Tech over how…