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Re:TV is watching you – Companies inventing new ways to make... by Terretta on Friday March 28, 2025 @06:45PM (#43510690)
NYT among others found ads placed with content outperformed ads attempting to target users. Also avoided awkwardly advertising things that shouldn't be advertised alongside certain content.
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Re:TV is watching you – Companies inventing new ways to make... by throwaway48476 on Friday March 28, 2025 @08:19PM (#43511441)
This makes journalism on controversial subjects unprofitable. Who would want to do a content based ad on Israel/Gaza?
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Re:TV is watching you – Companies inventing new ways to make... by windhaven on Friday March 28, 2025 @10:51PM (#43512284)
Probably aid groups like the Red Cross? I’ve seen plenty of ads from organizations whose premise is “this terrible thing is happening, donate to help end it!”
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Re:TV is watching you – Companies inventing new ways to make... by throwaway48476 on Saturday March 29, 2025 @06:03AM (#43514201)
Fair enough.
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