Search giant Google on Wednesday said it blocked or removed over 5.5 billion ads in 2023 and 12.7 million advertiser accounts, nearly double from the previous year.The data was released as part of its annual Ads Safety Report wherein it shared that it had also blocked or removed over 1 billion advertisements for violating its policy against abusing the ad network, which includes promoting malware. The fight against scam ads is an ongoing effort, as we see bad actors operating with more...
Users will still be able to download and install third-party apps until June 2024.
Due to regulatory requirements, Google will remove third-party apps and clock faces from Fitbit smartwatches in the EU by June 2024.
The European Union is set to launch full-scale investigations into Apple, Google, and Meta for possible violations of the new Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA aims to curb the power of big tech companies and promote fair competition in the digital market. Apple and Google’s app store fees, terms, and conditions for developers will […]
Google's search-infused phone app was touted as a major feature a few years ago.
The Parler app – which was removed by Apple after accusations that it was used to plan and facilitate the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 – is now back in the App Store. The Android version of the social media app has not yet been accepted back into the Google Play Store. The company’s new CEO says that the app’s focus on completely unmoderated posts has now changed, though it’s unclear who actually owns and controls the business now more
Apple now allows users to browse Vision Pro's apps online in the new visionOS App Store.
Parler, a once censorship-free social media platform, has returned to Apple's App Store under new ownership. It now vows to ban violent and controversial content. read more
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Chinese tech giant Tencent has agreed to make some of its most important apps available on Apple's Vision Pro headset ahead of its launch in the country later this year, The Information reports. Tencent is one of the biggest multimedia companies in the world and its apps and services are ubiquitous in China. It owns Weibo, WeChat, QQ, WeBank, Tencent Pictures, and games such as Honor of Kings and PUBG. Apple TV+ and many other entertainment services such as Disney+ are not available in...
Let's say you have a subdomain of a subdomain, such as sub.sub.domain.tld, how do you remove sub.sub.domain.tld from Google while keeping sub.domain.tld in the Google search results. The answer is to verify the sub.sub.domain.tld property directly in Search Console and remove just that property.This question came up on Reddit where the user asked, "I have a domain property GSC for my main site (which is a subdomain itself) and I want to use the removals tool to remove a number of sub-subdomains...
In a joint legal filing, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, X and Match Group have called on a federal judge to reject Apple’s plan for allowing outside payment options in its App Store. The companies argue that the proposal contradicts a 2021 ruling that found Apple in violation of California’s unfair competition laws, requiring Apple to allow app developers to direct users to their […]