We've all been there, one moment you're talking about something, then all of a sudden you're seeing a surge in adverts pop up on social media for that specific topic of conversation. The scary, and ...

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What happened to end-to-end encryption and user privacy? What if we tell you that your conversations with Meta AI on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger will be used to monetise ads. Yes, Meta ...

The CEO of Instagram has shed light on why its ads can be so spot on -- and it's not from spying, because it doesn't need to.

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Discord is a messaging and voice chat platform popular for creating online communities. Here's how Discord makes money.

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Finally, Mosseri says, not every ad appears after you start talking about it. "You might have actually seen that ad before you had the conversation and not realized it… We scroll by ads quickly, and ...

TikTok is a short-form video social media app created by the Chinese tech company ByteDance. Here's what investors should know.

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