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Facebook’s going to show you an ad, whether you want it or not. The social-networking giant unveiled on Tuesday a plan likely to boost its sales and make its advertising partners happy. The plan is to skirt the ad-blocking technology that strips pesky commercial messages out of websites as we surf the internet. Supporters of …

Using Microsoft’s new Edge browser? Now you can use a popular utility called Adblock Plus to sweep away advertisements that can pop in front of website content, slow loading speeds, drain your phone batteries, invade your privacy — and provide the revenue websites need to survive. Adblock Plus already has been available for other browsers, including Microsoft’s old Internet Explorer. …

A bold plan to rid the web of obnoxious advertising just came one step closer to reality. Browser maker Brave said Monday that it has raised a seed round of $4.5 million, money that will go toward its browser and its technology for replacing conventional web ads with its own. The investors are Founders Fund, the high-profile venture capitalist firm …

Internet service providers, you’re on notice: Stop putting pictures of fast athletes on your broadband advertising and tell us how good your service actually is. That’s the call from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which has today announced a review into the advertising and promotion of broadband services and the speeds and performance that ISPs offer their customers. It’s …

Hamburger, hamburger, taco, praise hands? Yes, we know you’re hungry by the emojis you tweet out, and now advertisers will too. Twitter has unveiled a new feature allowing advertisers to target specific users with splashy ads, all based on the emojis they tweet out with their daily musings. With more than 110 billion emojis tweeted out since 2014, this could …

It might make you feel like vomiting (a rainbow), but seeing more advertisements in between your snaps on the immensely popular messaging app Snapchat was basically an inevitability. Now, Snapchat’s making it official with Monday’s announcement of “Snapchat Partners,” a venture aimed at expanding advertising opportunities in the app. The focus for now, according to Adweek, is on Snapchat’s auto-advance …

Remember those Sprint ads where customers would take chainsaws and swords to their cell phone bills? You won’t be seeing those anymore. Sprint’s ads enticed you to switch from your current cell phone carrier with the promise of a similar plan for half the cost. T-Mobile, the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier, challenged Sprint’s claim to cut your phone bill in …

When news spread Thursday that Prince had died, everyone from Oprah to the president of the United States posted their love for the legendary pop music icon on social media. Then something weird started to happen. Cereal, liquor and office-supply companies took to social media to say how sad they were about Prince’s passing — by using their products as …

Despite troubles convincing Google that its app is legit, Brave Software’s browser is now available to anyone who is sick of annoying mobile ads. Apple added Brave for iPhones and iPads to its app store on Friday, but Google rejected the app twice before publishing Brave for Android devices in the Google Play app store Tuesday night. Google’s opposition, which …

There are hundreds of thousands of apps out there vying for space on your mobile device. It’s nearly impossible to keep up with all of them. We’re hoping to make things a little easier for you, starting with the fitness category. To start, we’ve compiled a list of the top fitness apps available on Android and iOS. There are common …