NEW YORK — Internet users who install ad-blocking software to escape annoying advertisements may actually be seeing more problematic content than people who browse without any protection at all.

Ad blockers, the digital shields that nearly one billion internet users deploy to protect themselves from intrusive advertising, may be inadvertently exposing their users to more problematic content, ...

Reports of sexually explicit ads appearing on YouTube have gone up significantly, with users getting increasingly concerned about the platform’s content moderation efforts. A new incident shared on ...

The most concerning ads on social media are those “posing as articles,” says Vivek Shah, who runs J2 Global, an advertising and media company that owns sites including Mashable, IGN, and PCMag. But in ...

Google blocked 8.3 billion ads in 2025 but suspended fewer advertisers.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Capturing the immigration debate in political ads this campaign season -- without upsetting Hispanic voters -- is proving tricky for candidates. An ad criticizing Stephen Laffey, ...

Ad measurement and attribution are in crisis – but maybe that’s a good thing. “Actually, I’d even say it’s a great thing,” says Andrew Covato, founder and managing director of measurement consultancy ...