Apple could eventually bring ads to more of the apps that come pre-installed on your iPhone and other Apple devices, including Maps, Books, and Podcasts.
ATT gives users the option of disabling the tracking tools advertisers use to display targeted ads. It may have contributed to the overall growth of Apple’s advertising sector, as it has left businesses scrambling to reconsider their advertising strategies. According to data that Insider obtained from research firm Omdia, Apple’s advertising business grew 238 percent to $3.7 billion in 2021.
iphones suck
I wish I could just download an extension that blocks ads on chrome because I hate change, don't want to use a new browser, but for some reason mobile ad blockers are either "use OUR browser" or just don't fucking work with chrome
edit: any time I want to read some nerd wiki shit I want to scream because these fandom wikis will have ads and shit literally blocking up 75% of the screen FUCK YOU WHOEVER DID THIS
Unlike Wikipedia, they cannot just beg you for money directly. As always capitalism distorts everything into an unrecognizable shape.
why can’t we just use some of society’s vast resources to host websites and you can just have a website if you want why do they need to make money
ihatecapitalismihatecapitalismihatecapitalismihatecapitalismihatecapitalismihatecapitalismihatecapitalismihatecapitalism
If only some old philosopher wrote a thing where he observed that capitalism always uncouples the monetary value of a product or service from the actual value of its raw materials and labor. Oh well.
I mean they could beg me for money but I wouldn't have any to give :deeper-sadness:
"Sorry Jimbo"