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How to stop Google from using your data for ads

How to stop Google from using your data for ads

At the end of the summer, Google began rolling out a new feature called Personalization in Play. This means you will receive personalized recommendations for games and apps tailored to your usage. You’ll also get what Google calls “relevant offers,” which is another way of saying advertising. However, you can choose to decide how this ...

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How to Watch YouTube Videos for Free Without Ads

How to Watch YouTube Videos for Free Without Ads

Advertisements on YouTube are a nuisance for many users. In recent years, they have become so frequent and intrusive that we would prefer to ignore them altogether. However, some ads are completely unmissable and must be viewed before you can enjoy the video you searched for. Many people use ad blockers, but Google has apparently ...

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Good news, for those who love staring at PS5 home screen art for hours on end, Sony says the sudden influx of ads is just a “technical error”

Good news, for those who love staring at PS5 home screen art for hours on end, Sony says the sudden influx of ads is just a “technical error”

If you’ve recently had a strange outdated or slightly irrelevant ad appear on your PS5’s home screen when you hovered over a game, there’s good news – it shouldn’t happen to you anymore. Why? Well, because PlayStation says it has “fixed” a “technical bug” that led to what some believe may be a new advertising ...

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The PS5 adds ads on its home screen that you cannot disable

The PS5 adds ads on its home screen that you cannot disable

PlayStation launched a PS5 update that is generating negative reactions among hundreds of players. The latest firmware version duck ads that replace game background images. Worst of all, there is no way to escape them, since they are built into the user interface. The most obvious case is that of Warhammer 40.000: Space Marine 2, ...

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I don’t use TNT anymore, only this app to watch TV. It’s free, there are no ads, it doesn’t require registration and it’s great on my iPhone

I don’t use TNT anymore, only this app to watch TV. It’s free, there are no ads, it doesn’t require registration and it’s great on my iPhone

We live in a a world surrounded by paid entertainment. And the subscription model is there every time we want to see or do something. Music? Apple Music or Spotify. Movies? Netflix, Prime, HBO, Apple TV+. Storage? iCloud, Google Drive… So, need after need. The little that remains free is to watch television via DTT ...

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YouTube now shows ads while paused

YouTube now shows ads while paused

YouTube has long been considering bringing new ad formats to the platform, so it’s no surprise that this plan is now being implemented, especially since Google recently restricted the use of ad blockers. The company confirmed to The Verge that advertisers will be able to serve ads when users pause a video. YouTube reportedly “received ...