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How ads follow you around the internet

Vox | April 12, 2025

Hint: It’s why every site asks you to accept cookies. Join the Open Sourced Reporting Network: http://www.vox.com/opensourcednetwork You’ve seen the pop-ups: “This site uses cookies to improve your experience. Please accept cookies.” Cookies do improve your experience. They function as the website’s short term memory; with each new click you […]

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How TikTok Shop Became The World’s Greatest Scam

92.9 The Torch | February 4, 2025

Recently I’ve been getting constantly bombarded by TikTok Shop ads. First I thought they were harmless content from influencers talking about their favorite products, but the more I watched, the more I realized that this was the opposite of harmless. I decided to dig deeper into this growing phenomenon, and […]