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by fourthark 1363 days ago
Right, how is this different from free game apps showing you ads for other games?

Typically these days you have to watch about 15s of the ad. Seems involuntary but the ads take this into account, "can I get you to play this fake simulation of the game inside the ad, or are you just going to click close?"
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antoniojtorres 1363 days ago
The difference is that the content being shown is not an "Ad" in way whatsoever. If a website with 5-6 ads is loaded within a webview, those are 6 impressions that will be billed as if the user went that site directly. It's arbitrage. Similarly, for podcasts, having the actual player autoplay to count the plays as real, actual plays. Which is different from a podcast ad where you hear some sample content.
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kazinator 1362 days ago
Aribitrage is when you can buy and sell the same commodity in a loop, generating continuous profit.

This just looks like ad fraud at best.

> 6 impressions that will be billed as if the user went that site directly

Who the hell goes anywhere directly; and who believes it?

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