Apple's Advertising Business

The cluster discusses Apple's involvement in advertising, including their Search Ads platform, ads in App Store and Apple News, and debates challenging the perception that Apple avoids or opposes ads.

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Sample Comments

howinteresting May 19, 2023 View on HN

lmao is this the newest excuse? Ads don't matter because it's Apple who runs them?

sfvegandude Oct 2, 2022 View on HN

Apple has an ad platform. Do they use this?

maxhille Feb 12, 2021 View on HN

Sometimes I think people are not aware that Apple also has an ad business.https://searchads.apple.com/

NicoJuicy Aug 26, 2021 View on HN

You are suggesting that Apple wouldn't touch ads, but that's exactly what they did with IAd

jqpabc123 Nov 12, 2023 View on HN

Show us where Apple advertises this and I might believe you.

alfongj Apr 23, 2018 View on HN

Apple has ads. Have you read their ToS / privacy policy?

saagarjha Dec 11, 2019 View on HN

Apple also runs ads in Apple News.

lnxg33k1 Nov 28, 2023 View on HN

You guys seem to ignore that apple is an ads broker itself so no idea what are you on about https://www.wired.com/story/apple-is-an-ad-company-now/

spion Jul 26, 2023 View on HN

Are Apple selling ads on the web?

rimantas Sep 21, 2015 View on HN

What makes you think Apple is interested to be the advertising platform?