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On Instagram, a Jewelry Ad Draws Solicitations for Sex With a 5-Year-Old

When a children’s jewelry-maker began advertising on Instagram, she promoted photos of a 5-year-old girl wearing a sparkly charm to users interested in parenting, children, ballet and other topics identified by Meta as appealing mostly to women. But when the…

YouTube prevents ad-blocking mobile apps from accessing its videos

YouTube’s war with ad blockers is far from over, and it’s focusing on tools that enable ad-free viewing on mobile this time. The Google-owned video platform has announced that it’s “strengthening [its] enforcement on third-party apps that violate” its Terms…