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Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Apple recently introduced its controversial App Tracking Transparency feature on iOS. If enabled, the privacy-focused feature restricts apps from tracking you across the web and other third-party apps. This would ultimately mean users gaining more control over how companies share their personal information for ad-targeting. It would also mean people seeing fewer necessary apps. But personalized ads that are sometimes useful could also take a hit. With i...

Twitter User Growth Lower Than Expected Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images 30 Apr 2021 Social media giant Twitter reported lower than expected user growth in its first quarter, despite the company’s efforts to fight “misinformation” on the platform, which it has touted as the key to increase user engagement. CNET reports that social media site Twitter did not attract as many users in the first quarter as Wall Street expected, despite the company’s renewed dedication to fighting “misinformat...

April 29, 2021 Share Facebook’s stock jumped Wednesday into record territory after the social media giant reported stronger-than-expected results for the first quarter thanks to soaring ad revenue. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the extra money means the company will invest more in new areas of potential growth — including augmented and virtual reality, commerce, business messaging and content creators, such as people who make videos, write newsletters and host podcasts. “I believe that...

It’s no secret that Facebook (FB) is among the many programs that track user data in order to serve them targeted advertisements. However, a recently released feature for iPhones and iPads will directly prevent them from doing just that. The App Tracking Transparency setting in iOS 14.5 allows users to opt out of being tracked across applications, including by Facebook. In reporting its Q1 2021 results, Facebook stated that it expects this to have an impact on the company’s advertising begi...

Posted by Sanuj Bhatia on Apr 29, 2021 in Apple News, News Apple released iOS 14.5 to the general public a few days ago. iOS 14.5 update finally introduced App Tracking Transparency which limits advertisers and developers from showing personalized or targeted ads to the user. Reports say Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba recently held a meeting to discuss the implications of App Tracking on its revenue. App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14.5 prevents advertisers and developers from tracking a use...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Facebook reports soaring quarterly ad revenue, stock jumps Facebook’s stock is in record territory after the social media giant reported stronger-than-expected results for the first quarter thanks to soaring ad revenue By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer April 28, 2021, 11:26 PM • 3 min read The Associated Press FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Ph...

Posted by Rajesh Pandey on Apr 29, 2021 in Facebook, News Facebook has been very critical of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature that went live with the iOS 14.5 feature. The company claimed earlier that the privacy feature would be devastating for small businesses. However, the company believes that App Tracking Transparency will have a “manageable” impact on its ads business. During its Q1 2021 earnings call, Facebook’s CFO Dave Wehner said that the company expects “increased ...

10 Thursday AM Reads My morning • There Is Growing Segregation In Millennial Wealth Baby boomers and Gen Xers have faced their fair share of calamities — stagflation, the double-dip recession of the 1980s, disco — but millennials have had it really rough. Millennials who got college degrees exited school deep in debt and entered a job market ravaged by the Great Recession. Millennials who didn’t get college degrees found it harder to get a well-paying, blue-colla...

iTWire Authors Opinion The views in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of iTWire. Have your say and comment below. Wednesday, 28 April 2021 11:14 Apples new privacy changes: good for users or the company? Shares Somewhat buried beneath all the fanfare about the updates to Apples iOS and iPadOS operating systems on Tuesday was the main dish of the day: the privacy changes that Facebook and some advertisers have been railing about, ...

What you need to know Only 2% of people say they intend to let ad companies track them from app to app. More than 71% say they will block ATT requests. Apple released iOS 14.5 earlier this week and with it, we saw the arrival of a feature thats been in the headlines for months. App Tracking Transparency (ATT) will allow users to choose whether apps, developers, and ad companies can track them from one app to another. Facebook has been particularly vocal about the impact it could have – and an...