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Life & fun · August 17, 2014

AdDetector

Detect articles with corporate sponsors

AdDetector launched on August 17, 2014 with 75 votes, #638 of 2,208 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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What it does

This browser plugin puts a red banner above articles that may appear unbiased but are actually ads or press releases. Its goal is to improve transparency in media and on the web. Trusted by 15,000+ people, AdDetector spots ads in over 100 top newspapers and online publications. More sites are being added daily. If you'd like to see a site added, tweet , email , or use this form . " Native advertising " is a type of advertising that presents ads as unbiased articles. This technique is used by publications like the New York Times, Newsweek, The Atlantic, Buzzfeed, and others. Stories may be marked as sponsored, but these indicators are typically very subtle, leaving many readers unaware that…from ianww.com

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