Israeli Ad-Tech Firm Allegedly Targeted Starlink Users Across 100+ Countries
· 1h ago · Originally reported by Sri Lanka Guardian
An Israeli advertising technology company is under suspicion for targeting users of Starlink, the satellite internet service, in over 100 countries. Details about the nature of the targeting or the methods used have not been disclosed.
Why it matters
This story highlights concerns about how ad tech firms may exploit new internet platforms like Starlink, raising questions about user privacy and the global reach of digital advertising tactics.
Explain it like I’m new here
It's like someone sneaking ads onto a new kind of internet that people use all over the world, even in places regular internet can't reach.
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Targeting
Targeting is choosing which people, contexts, places, devices or times should see an ad, so that the budget is spent on the audiences most likely to respond.
Ad tech
Ad tech is the software and infrastructure that decides which ad appears where, buys and sells that ad space, delivers the ad, and measures what happened afterwards.
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