Ad Company Claims ‘It’s True. Your Devices Are Listening to You’
There’s little to no evidence suggesting that “your devices are listening to you,” but that hasn’t stopped people from believing big tech is monitoring every word they say. Now, a…
Netflix Will Reward Binge Watchers With Fewer Ads
A scene from Netflix documentary series Beckham.Image: Netflix If you’ve made a habit of binging popular Netflix series like October hits Beckham and The Fall of the House of Usher,…
YouTube’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Getting Harder to Dodge
Image: PixieMe (Shutterstock) The best part about one company revolutionizing video-sharing on the internet is that it gets the say in how awful that experience can be. After beginning to…
Want Fewer Ads? You’ll Now Need to Pay More for YouTube Premium
Want to skip those annoying, long, repetitive ad breaks on YouTube? Well, Google-parent Alphabet is going to need you to pay more. The YouTube Premium subscription service now costs $13.99,…
Netflix Wants to Make Ads More Like TV Shows
Even for those who grew up in the days of cable—the ones who cut their teeth on brain-melting Sunny D or Kool Aid commercials—watching ads on streaming services is somehow…
YouTube Threatens to Cut Off Ad Blocker Users After Just Three Ad-less Vids
YouTube continues to push Premium even as the family plans have recently become more expensive.Image: PixieMe Google is trying out a new show of force to keep users from watching…