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Users Report ICE Recruitment Ads On Spotify, Talk Boycott
Over the past three days, Spotify users have been posting on message boards across Reddit and the music streaming giant’s Community page to express their dismay at receiving advertisements for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
What is Boost Ads? How Boost Ads Became the Best Google Ads Agency in India: A Success Story of Strategy and Innovation
VMPL New Delhi [India], October 14: Boost Ads is the best Google Ads agency in India, founded by Anaam Tiwary, who is recognized as the country's leading Google Ads expert. With over 15+ years of experience in PPC and performance marketing, Boost...

ECI cracks whip on uncertified political ads ahead of Bihar polls
NEW DELHI: With the Bihar Assembly elections and by-elections in eight constituencies across seven States and Union Territories on the cards, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has tightened oversight on political advertising, especially on...

Google updates Search and Discover with collapsible ads, AI features, and more
Google is rolling out a series of changes to its Search and Discover pages, the company shared across multiple announcements. The updates will bring new AI-powered features to these key destinations, while also improving navigation and allowing...

You can hide ads on Google now, thanks to this new feature - try it now
SOPA Images / Contributor/LightRocket via GettyFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Google's new feature will hide sponsored results in Search. "Hide sponsored results" applies to all ads on the page. The...
California Pistachios Flexes Its Strength with New India Advertising Campaign: The Better Snack
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (NewsVoir) Wonderful® Pistachios, the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios and distributor of California Pistachios, has launched its second advertising campaign called “The Better Snack” in India. The...

Those annoying ads in Google Search will be easier to hide soon
News Google's search results will more clearly label "sponsored" links, and you can collapse them with a single click or tap. Image: Google (illustration Michael Crider) Google Search is a prime example of a service that was once the best in the...

Analysts: 'Blowback' over campaign attack ads spurred runoff in one New Orleans race
When the early voting numbers dropped on Saturday night, incumbent Darren Lombard held a healthy double-digit lead over life-prisoner-turned-lawyer Calvin Duncan in the race for Orleans Parish criminal court clerk. But over the next few hours, it...
Democrats launch ads attacking Trump over soybean crisis facing farmers
The Democratic National Committee is launching a campaign-style advertisement Tuesday that attacks President Donald Trump for the financial pain his tariff policies are causing soybean farmers. What You Need To Know The Democratic National...

Most CPG ads miss the mark with video gamer players: Here is how to fix it
Upwards of 3.6 million people play video games regularly – a figure Newzoo projects will grow 3.3% annually through 2028 – representing a huge, untapped market opportunity for food and beverage brands, many of which currently miss the mark with...

Groups ask feds to put advertising money into local media
By Lethbridge Herald on October 14, 2025. Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The federal government is being called upon to adopt a “Buy Canadian” advertising policy. Several Canadian media associations are asking Ottawa to set aside a minimum 25 per...

Google Gets Manipulative with New Hide Ads Feature
Image: Unsplash An ad may make you sad or glad, or you may view them as simply bad. But with this latest news, don’t get mad. Google has made a controversial update that claims to give users more control over search advertisements, but the timing...
Google Updates Search Ads with a New “Sponsored Results” Design
Google is rolling out a new look for search advertising that changes how sponsored listings appear on its pages. The update adds a larger “Sponsored results” label, grouping text and shopping ads together under a single heading. The company says...

Meet the 83-year-old Jewish activist who stars in Zohran Mamdani’s campaign ads
When Zohran Mamdani’s first TV ad of the general election went live last week, the first person viewers saw was an 83-year-old Jewish woman from the Upper West Side. Rosalind Petchesky, a retired political scientist and progressive activist, has...

Business News | California Pistachios Flexes Its Strength with New India Advertising Campaign: The Better Snack
NewsVoir Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 14: Wonderful® Pistachios, the world's largest grower and processor of pistachios and distributor of California Pistachios, has launched its second advertising campaign called "The Better Snack" in...

Meta Announces Its AI Chatbot Will Use Conversations To Feed Targeted Ads
Nearly everything in the Meta universe feeds into its massive personalized advertising network, and soon Meta AI will as well. The company has announced that chats with the AI chatbot will be used for targeted ads beginning on December 16. Chat...

Google: Ads Coming Soon To AI Mode In EU
There is a report coming out of a Google event named Google Access that has a Googler saying that ads are coming to AI Mode very soon in the EU. The thing is, ads in AI Mode, even in the US, is just a test, and is not fully live. This report comes...

New Google Ads Optimization Insights Recommendations
Google is testing a new optimization insights layer or recommendation interface for Google Ads. This has three columns named (1) build a foundation, (2) drive performance and (3) expand and grow. Natasha Kaurra spotted this and posted on LinkedIn,...

You Can Now Hide Ads In Google Search, But You Have to See Them First
Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Ever find Google Search is difficult to navigate with lots of ads at the top of the results? Google wants to make search easier to navigate with a new design,...

Mumbai News: RPF Cracks Down On Fake ‘Tantrik’ Posters Across Suburban Railway Network, Seizes 22,000 Illegal Ads
RPF officials with seized fake ‘tantrik’ posters during the anti-fraud drive at Andheri station | File Photo Mumbai: In a major crackdown on fraudulent advertisements inside Mumbai’s suburban railway network, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of...