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Australian Watchdog Issues Warning on Fake Celebrity-Endorsed Crypto Ads
30.7.2020
The ASIC has received numerous reports on fake crypto trading robots and other schemes used to scam Australians
HEX Plasters UK with Ads Boasting of 11,500% Returns
29.7.2020
Ads boasting that the price of the controversial HEX token has risen 11,500% in four months appeared at English Premier League soccer games
Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to privacy concerns
25.7.2020
Why? Fingerprinting. Rather than these APIs being used for what they are meant for, they end up being used for gross ad tech. As in, “hey, we don’t know exactly who you are, but wait, through a script we can tell your phone stopped being idle from 8:00 am to 8:13 am and were near...
UK Treasury Wants to Bring Crypto Ads Under Direct Gov’t Oversight
21.7.2020
British consumers need stronger rules to protect them from deceptive crypto ads, says U.K. minister
Google, Facebook, Twitter Face Class-Action Lawsuit for Banning Crypto Ads
20.7.2020
Cryptocurrency businesses are taking Google, Facebook, and Twitter to court in a class-action lawsuit that could cost the social media giants $300 billion. The plaintiffs say that their businesses have been hurt by Google, Facebook, and Twitter banning crypto ads on their platforms. Google...
A Primer on Display Advertising for Web Designers
4.6.2020
A lot of websites (this one included) rely on advertising as an important revenue source. Those ad placements directly impact the interfaces we build and interact with every day. Building layouts with ads in them is a dance of handling them in fluid environments, and also balancing the need...
Libra Payments Can Boost Facebook’s Ads Business, Zuckerberg Says
28.5.2020
Libra can make it easier for Facebook's users to buy goods advertised on its platform, which would incentivize businesses to buy more ads, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday
Google Profits off Impersonations of Banned Cryptocurrency Celebs and Companies
1.5.2020
Cryptocurrency companies are banned on Google but the platform is allowing phishing sites to impersonate them. London-based bitcoin exchange Coin Corner showed that a fraudulent site mimicking it is allowed on Google’s advertising platform though its own evidence-backed appeals of legitimacy...
Innovating on Web Monetization: Coil and Firefox Reality
23.4.2020
I still think Coil is cool. I have it installed on CSS-Tricks as a publisher and money trickles in. I have a paid account and I trickle out money to other sites that use it. I wrote about all that last year.
This’ll explode to something huge if we actually get the Web Monetization API stuff....
TV Reporter Warns of Facebook Ads That Claim They Made Millions From BTC
20.4.2020
The TV presenter’s warning comes amid an increase in the number of crypto investment scams using fake ads featuring localized celebrities to target victims
Facebook Sues User for Cloaking Ads for Fake COVID-19 News and Crypto Scams
9.4.2020
Facebook and Instagram sue user for cloaking ads for fake COVID-19 news and crypto scams, sneaking them past reviewers
Microsoft Patents New Cryptocurrency System Using Body Activity Data
29.3.2020
Microsoft has patented a cryptocurrency mining system that leverages human activities, including brain waves and body heat, when performing online tasks such as using search engines, chatbots, and reading ads. “A user can solve the computationally difficult problem unconsciously,”...
Billionaire Demands Facebook Reveal Who Placed Scam Bitcoin Ads About Him
26.3.2020
Billionaire Wissam Al Mana has demanded Facebook disclose the identities of the parties who used his image to promote a crypto scam
While You’re Under Quarantine, Check These Sites for Remote Crypto Jobs
22.3.2020
If you are on the lookout for a job in these pressing times, when the coronavirus pandemic has limited public movement and shut down businesses, it’s worth exploring opportunities to work from the relative safety of your home. The number of people doing so globally has been steadily growing...
Janet Jackson's Billionaire Ex Sues Facebook Over Bogus Crypto Ads
24.2.2020
Janet Jackson’s billionaire ex-husband has filed a defamation action against Facebook in connection with a cryptocurrency scam on the platform
UK Regulator Tells Stablecoin Savings Firm: Get Your Ads off the Tube
10.2.2020
The British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered the London Underground to take down advertisements for startup Zeux – a company that uses stablecoins as part of a high-interest savings offering.
The FCA appears to have expressed concern that Zeux’s business model involves using customer...
Chinese Crypto Investment Firm Asked to Remove London Underground Ads
10.2.2020
The firm reportedly touted an investment scheme with 5 percent interest but didn't state that it sent the funds back to China using crypto
More Bitcoin Scam Ads With Martin Lewis on Instagram — Can We Get a Filter for That?
16.1.2020
With Bitcoin scam ads still popular on the internet, uninformed investors need robust due diligence to prevent falling victims
A Web Component with Different HTML for Desktop and Mobile
16.1.2020
Christian Schaefer has a great big write-up about dealing with web advertisements. The whole thing is interesting, first documenting all the challenges that ads present, and then presenting modern solutions to each of them.
One code snippet that caught my eye was a simple way to design a component...
Blockchain Tops the List of Most In-Demand Tech Skills for 2020
13.1.2020
If you are planning to start a new career this year, or just improve your value in the jobs market, the best thing that you can do is acquire some blockchain skills. Companies around the world are looking for people with capabilities in this field and it appears that demand far outpaces the supply....