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Elon is making use of all that unsold inventory.

And then @perplexity_ai said, “It’s a $50 CPM!”

@AdtechGod @airgups23 @aripap @beehiiv @UofDigital @tkawaja @joe_zappa @Ghost

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Mobile web advertising has devolved into a UX hellscape. Sandwiching ads between two autoplay anchor ads at the top and bottom is…a choice. I wish this were out of the ordinary, but these days, this is a normal mobile web ad load.

AppLovin is YUGE.

Is anybody else scared that the two most annoying ad units will now be the bread and butter of one company? (Teads + Outbrain).

And the award for most unique branded ad tech merch goes to: The @PubMatic ice cream maker.

They aren’t wrong, but not sure I would have publicly stated this on the deletion request page. Malicious compliance was probably the safer route here: “Please submit all previously used cookies, IFAs, and IP addresses in the form.” CYA while knowing it’s a semi-impossible task.

Watching WWDC livestream for any mention of the Safari web eraser / ad blocker.