Neowin News Feed for: Adverts

Another win for EU users? Ads in WhatsApp won't be coming this year

David Uzondu — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:02:01 +0000

EU users have been seeing a string of wins lately, especially when it comes to tech regulation. Now, reports suggest that WhatsApp users in the EU won't be seeing ads in the app this year. Read more...

Meta expands ads in Threads to all eligible advertisers globally

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:36:01 +0000

Global advertisers can now show ads on Threads, which indicates that the platform has become mature enough to monetize. Read more...

Threads may start displaying ads as early as January 2025

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:28:01 +0000

Meta is reportedly gearing up to start showing ads on its newest social media platform, Threads, in early 2025. Read more...

Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon partner admits your phone could listen to everything

Sayan Sen — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 08:02:01 +0000

An advertising partner of Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon admitted that your smartphones and other devices can listen to everything you say for ad targeting. Read more...

YouTube appears to be slowing itself down upon detecting ad blockers

Steve Bennett — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:58:01 +0000

In YouTube's continuing war against ad-blocking users, it's being discovered that the site has enabled code that slows itself down, with immediate recovery once the user turns off their ad blocker. Read more...

Netflix looking at adding ads to its games, and charging extra for some

Steve Bennett — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:04:02 +0000

Netflix's gaming library has been expanding at a rapid pace in recent months, however the platform is looking at more ways to make money from the service including a charge for some titles and adverts Read more...

Meta announces plans to make advertisers disclose AI usage in political ads

Steve Bennett — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:24:01 +0000

Meta has announced today that it plans to require advertisers to disclose where AI has been used in the creation of media for political advertisements, this will take effect from the start of 2024. Read more...

Microsoft's Windows 11 Copilot experience gets worse with it now showing ads on desktop

Sayan Sen — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:24:01 +0000

Microsoft recently debuted its Copilot feature on Windows 11 as a preview. However, users have faced some issues related to wallpapers and GPUs. And the experience is set to get worse now with ads. Read more...

YouTube is changing the way it serves ads on TV apps

Steve Bennett — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:24:01 +0000

Google has announced changes to the way it serves adverts to viewers on YouTube who are using connected TV apps to watch their content, primarily making the breaks longer but less frequent. Read more...

Amazon Prime Video is reportedly working on an ad supported tier

Steve Bennett — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:18:01 +0000

Discussions have begun within Amazon to develop a new tier for its Prime Video service, which would be supported by ads, as one of the many options for Amazon to increase advert-led revenue. Read more...

Windows 11 is about to start showing more ads, this time in Settings [Update]

Steve Bennett — Mon, 08 May 2023 07:50:01 +0000

Recent findings on insider builds of Windows 11 have shown that Microsoft is planning on presenting more adverts for its products within the Settings windows, particularly on the default Home tab. Read more...

Facebook explains how it will preserve your privacy while serving you ads

Usama Jawad — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:42:02 +0000

Facebook has gone into detail about how it is working on multiple privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) to ensure that it reduces the amount of your data being processed, thereby increasing privacy. Read more...

Russia used Google ads to advertise during US election

Paul Hill — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:32:01 +0000

Sources close to an investigation at Google claim that the search giant has found that Russians abused its ad network in order to push politically sensitive ads to US voters before the 2016 election. Read more...

Firefox to scan a user's browsing history to suggest advertising websites

Justin Luna — Fri, 22 May 2015 09:42:01 +0000

Mozilla is preparing to launch a new feature for its browser; dubbed "Suggested Tiles," the program aims to serve relevant and tailored ads to users according to their browsing habits. Read more...

Microsoft's own ads are switching on Xbox One consoles (again)

Andy Weir — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 09:19:37 +0000

Commands spoken in Microsoft's TV ads for the Xbox One are activating consoles in users' homes again, with the latest ad, which features Aaron Paul saying "Xbox, On", switching on their devices. Read more...

Two new Samsung Galaxy S4 ads, one may or may not be bobbing for Apple

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:24:16 +0000

Samsung's Galaxy S4 has matured fast, becoming 20 million units strong in just 21 days. But old Sammy's marketing dept is still rumbling on, releasing two new ads touting the features of the handset. Read more...

Twitter to introduce tailored ads, kindly lets you opt out

Paul Ferson — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:10:10 +0000

Twitter is planning to experiment with tailored ads, beginning in the United States and spreading the idea elsewhere if it proves successful. Oddly, they also explain how to get out of tailored ads. Read more...

Adblock Plus launches for Android, kills ads on web AND in apps

Andy Weir — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:31:13 +0000

Adblock Plus, the popular browser plug-in that eliminates ads from your PC web browser, has launched for Android... and it'll even remove those pesky ads from your smartphone and tablet apps. Read more...

NeoBytes :) Shout brand names at your TV to skip through ads

Andy Weir — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:09:47 +0000

An approved patent application reveals Sony plans to get you to shout at your TV or play an interactive game with it in order to skip through the commercials more quickly. Read more...

New York hotel's WiFi placing hidden code in web pages

John Callaham — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:02:54 +0000

At least one hotel in New York City uses its free WiFi connection to place some hidden code inside the web sites that are visited by its guests who use the wireless network. Read more...

Facebook trying to justify why they're adding sponsored stories

Owen Williams — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:59:04 +0000

It appears Facebook is trying to justify the "sponsored stories" that will hit your newsfeed next year by asking if users actually understand how Facebook makes money. Do they actually care? Read more...

Nokia 800 Windows phone adverts surface [Update] maybe not?

Brad Sams — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:52:45 +0000

Two new images have surfaced that show the upcoming Nokia 800. The advertisements show off also how Nokia intends to market these new devices. Read more...

McAfee sued over pop-up ads

Brandon Boyce — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:48:01 +0000

Computerworld is reporting that two women are suing anti-virus creator McAfee for duping them into buying a third party application through a pop up ad. Apparently after you purchase McAfee's software you are presented with a... Read more...

Microsoft planning full-screen Windows Live Messenger adverts

Tom Warren — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:20:32 +0000

This story was Neowin's April fools day story for 2010. Neowin has learnt that Microsoft is planning full-screen advertising within its flagship Windows Live Messenger product. The latest internal build (15.3.2689.110) for Windows Live Messenger 2010... Read more...

New round of Windows 7 adverts begin airing

Tom Warren — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:10:41 +0000

Earlier this month Neowin reported on some potential Windows 7 adverts. Last night Microsoft began airing these adverts. The first ever TV commercial originally appeared earlier this month on US TV stations. In the new... Read more...

Apple responds to Microsoft's laptop hunter adverts [Video]

Tom Warren — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:24:16 +0000

Engadget have picked up on the fact Apple has responded to Microsoft's notorious laptop hunter adverts. Apple verbally responded last month when a spokesperson claimed "A PC is no bargain when it doesn't do what... Read more...

Facebook Planning Targeted Adverts

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:48:34 +0000

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, popular social-networking site Facebook is planning to implement a Google AdWords-style advertising system that will target messages at a user's individual profile; the advertising system is... Read more...