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	[[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Powering brand connections in gaming \|url=https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/gaming-solutions \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103021919/https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/ \|archive-date=2026-01-03 \|website=[[Microsoft Advertising]]}}</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.\|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Joey \|date=24 Jul 2024 \|title=Fortnite Ads \|url=https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Media Shark]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215212419/https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lattin \|first=Pesach \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=Fortnite In-Game Advertising. How does it Work? \|url=https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[aDOtat]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251017164045/https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|archive-date=17 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Byrd \|first=Matthew \|date=Dec 2, 2020 \|title=How Fortnite Became Gaming’s Great Shameless Marketing Tool \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Den of Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215013514/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Olivia \|date=11 Oct 2023 \|title=In-Game Advertising: How it Works and Why it Works \|url=https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Abios]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205150742/https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=In-game advertising \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|url-status=live \|website=[[Wikipedia]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201201031/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vargas \|first=Anthony \|date=2 Mar 2022 \|title=NBCU Adds In-Game Ads To Its Sales Roster Through Partnership With Anzu \|url=https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Ad Exchanger]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114020308/https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>		[[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Powering brand connections in gaming \|url=https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/gaming-solutions \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103021919/https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/ \|archive-date=2026-01-03 \|website=[[Microsoft Advertising]]}}</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.\|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Joey \|date=24 Jul 2024 \|title=Fortnite Ads \|url=https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Media Shark]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215212419/https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lattin \|first=Pesach \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=Fortnite In-Game Advertising. How does it Work? \|url=https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[aDOtat]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251017164045/https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|archive-date=17 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Byrd \|first=Matthew \|date=Dec 2, 2020 \|title=How Fortnite Became Gaming’s Great Shameless Marketing Tool \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Den of Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215013514/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Olivia \|date=11 Oct 2023 \|title=In-Game Advertising: How it Works and Why it Works \|url=https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Abios]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205150742/https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=In-game advertising \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|url-status=live \|website=[[Wikipedia]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201201031/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vargas \|first=Anthony \|date=2 Mar 2022 \|title=NBCU Adds In-Game Ads To Its Sales Roster Through Partnership With Anzu \|url=https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Ad Exchanger]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114020308/https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>
	[[File:Anzu NBCUniversal partnership in Trackmania.jpg\|thumb\|In-game ads in Trackmania.]]		[[File:Anzu NBCUniversal partnership in Trackmania.jpg\|thumb\|In-game ads in Trackmania.]]
	Some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khan \|first=Huzaifa \|date=24 Nov 2023 \|title=Ubisoft Cites “Technical Error” For Recent In-Game Pop-Up Fiasco \|url=https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Exputer]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206085537/https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=How to get rid of GTA Online ads on loading screens \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127195925/https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|archive-date=27 Jan 2021}}</ref><!-- There isn't a whole lot of documentation on everything advertised in GTAO, but when I used to play it, I remembered it often trying to encourage me to buy Shark Cards. --> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Mar 2023 \|title=Why am I constantly having game app ads popping up even when I'm not playing games? \|url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Google Play Help]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115063953/https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|archive-date=15 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Oct 2023 \|title=Game ads keep popping up every 15-30 seconds! \|url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Amazon Forum]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174714/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on. <gallery>		Some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khan \|first=Huzaifa \|date=24 Nov 2023 \|title=Ubisoft Cites “Technical Error” For Recent In-Game Pop-Up Fiasco \|url=https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Exputer]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206085537/https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=How to get rid of GTA Online ads on loading screens \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127195925/https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|archive-date=27 Jan 2021}}</ref><!-- There isn't a whole lot of documentation on everything advertised in GTAO, but when I used to play it, I remembered it often trying to encourage me to buy Shark Cards. --> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Mar 2023 \|title=Why am I constantly having game app ads popping up even when I'm not playing games? \|url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Google Play Help]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115063953/https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|archive-date=15 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Oct 2023 \|title=Game ads keep popping up every 15-30 seconds! \|url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Amazon Forum]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174714/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on.
	File:~~Example of~~ in-game ads.jpg\|Cod MW3 - Ad in-game marketing the premium version		<gallery>
	File:~~Tmobile Ad~~ in ~~fortnite~~.webp\|Fortnite - Ad marketing T-Mobile		File:CoD in-game ads example.jpg\|Cod MW3 - Ad in-game marketing the premium version.
			File:Fortnite in-game T-Mobile ad.webp\|Fortnite - Ad marketing T-Mobile.
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Ajhad: Updated with Archive Links

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	**These have no maximum length, though they are skippable after playing for five seconds.		**These have no maximum length, though they are skippable after playing for five seconds.
	**They can play before, during, or after other videos, or as a full screen interstitial ad in the mobile app.		**They can play before, during, or after other videos, or as a full screen interstitial ad in the mobile app.
	**They can also appear on YouTube TV.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web \|title=About YouTube TV Ads - Google Ads Help \|url=https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/10651730 \|access-date=11-Mar-2026 \|website=Google Support}}</ref>		**They can also appear on YouTube TV.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web \|title=About YouTube TV Ads - Google Ads Help \|url=https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/10651730 \|access-date=11-Mar-2026 \|website=Google Support \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114224304/https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/10651730 \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref>
	*'''Non-skippable In-stream Ads'''		*'''Non-skippable In-stream Ads'''
	**These are up to 60 seconds long, and can't be skipped.		**These are up to 60 seconds long, and can't be skipped.
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	*'''YouTube Shorts Ads'''		*'''YouTube Shorts Ads'''
	**These ads are intended to blend in with normal Shorts videos. As with normal Shorts, users can skip the ad by swiping up or down, and the ad will be kept and reshown if the user scrolls back.		**These ads are intended to blend in with normal Shorts videos. As with normal Shorts, users can skip the ad by swiping up or down, and the ad will be kept and reshown if the user scrolls back.
	**YouTube does not list a hard time limit, but they recommend a maximum of 60 seconds. <ref>{{Cite web \|title=About video ad formats - YouTube Help \|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2375464?hl=en#Youtube_Shorts_ads \|access-date=11 Mar 2026 \|website=Google Support}}</ref>		**YouTube does not list a hard time limit, but they recommend a maximum of 60 seconds. <ref>{{Cite web \|title=About video ad formats - YouTube Help \|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2375464?hl=en#Youtube_Shorts_ads \|access-date=11 Mar 2026 \|website=Google Support \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260228102834/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2375464?hl=en#Youtube_Shorts_ads \|archive-date=28 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	====Youtube premium controversy====		====Youtube premium controversy====

Sojourna: /* Traditional gaming */

2026-03-16T01:53:19Z

Traditional gaming

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	While not on par with its Mobile gaming counterpart<!-- Referencing a later section like this is mildly confusing, this should be rephrased or article rearranged. -->, traditional video games have also been experiencing this heavy increase in advertising. This has especially been seen and documented from titles such as [[Call of Duty]] and [[Fortnite]]. The home screen and launch screen experience for these games often aim to direct players toward the storefront, encouraging them to purchase the products that are being promoted that day.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=u/Character-Acrobatic \|date=Jun 16, 2024 \|title=Stop advertising inside the game \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/comments/1dgvt12/stop_advertising_inside_the_game/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=reddit \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250118135659/https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/comments/1dgvt12/stop_advertising_inside_the_game/ \|archive-date=18 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Makuch \|first=Eddie \|date=Nov 3, 2023 \|title=Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Has A Full-Screen Ad That Some People Don't Like \|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-has-a-full-screen-ad-that-some-people-dont-like/1100-6518890/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Gamespot \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211104346/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-has-a-full-screen-ad-that-some-people-dont-like/1100-6518890/ \|archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref> Additionally, killcams in Call of Duty have seen ads as well.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Aguilar \|first=Jorge A. \|date=Feb 25, 2025 \|title=Call of Duty Brings Advertisements to Player Killcams \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/call-of-duty-advertisements-player-killcams/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=How to Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260207081717/https://www.howtogeek.com/call-of-duty-advertisements-player-killcams/ \|archive-date=7 Feb 2026}}</ref> <!-- For the advertising pile whenever we get a dedicated COD page:		While not on par with its Mobile gaming counterpart<!-- Referencing a later section like this is mildly confusing, this should be rephrased or article rearranged. -->, traditional video games have also been experiencing this heavy increase in advertising. This has especially been seen and documented from titles such as [[Call of Duty]] and [[Fortnite]]. The home screen and launch screen experience for these games often aim to direct players toward the storefront, encouraging them to purchase the products that are being promoted that day.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=u/Character-Acrobatic \|date=Jun 16, 2024 \|title=Stop advertising inside the game \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/comments/1dgvt12/stop_advertising_inside_the_game/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=reddit \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250118135659/https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/comments/1dgvt12/stop_advertising_inside_the_game/ \|archive-date=18 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Makuch \|first=Eddie \|date=Nov 3, 2023 \|title=Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Has A Full-Screen Ad That Some People Don't Like \|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-has-a-full-screen-ad-that-some-people-dont-like/1100-6518890/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Gamespot \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211104346/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-has-a-full-screen-ad-that-some-people-dont-like/1100-6518890/ \|archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref> Additionally, killcams in Call of Duty have seen ads as well.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Aguilar \|first=Jorge A. \|date=Feb 25, 2025 \|title=Call of Duty Brings Advertisements to Player Killcams \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/call-of-duty-advertisements-player-killcams/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=How to Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260207081717/https://www.howtogeek.com/call-of-duty-advertisements-player-killcams/ \|archive-date=7 Feb 2026}}</ref> <!-- For the advertising pile whenever we get a dedicated COD page:

	https://~~www~~.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/comments/1b1uu4y/this_is_literally_just_an_ad_for_the_new_show_why/		https://old.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/comments/1b1uu4y/this_is_literally_just_an_ad_for_the_new_show_why/
	https://~~www~~.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/comments/17286lp/ads_which_directly_address_fomo_dont_make_me_want/		https://old.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/comments/17286lp/ads_which_directly_address_fomo_dont_make_me_want/
	https://~~www~~.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/comments/1gbnxjr/advertising_tactics_mw3/		https://old.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/comments/1gbnxjr/advertising_tactics_mw3/
	-->		-->

	[[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Powering brand connections in gaming \|url=https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/gaming-solutions \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103021919/https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/ \|archive-date=2026-01-03 \|website=[[Microsoft Advertising]]}}</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.\|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Joey \|date=24 Jul 2024 \|title=Fortnite Ads \|url=https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Media Shark]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215212419/https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lattin \|first=Pesach \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=Fortnite In-Game Advertising. How does it Work? \|url=https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[aDOtat]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251017164045/https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|archive-date=17 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Byrd \|first=Matthew \|date=Dec 2, 2020 \|title=How Fortnite Became Gaming’s Great Shameless Marketing Tool \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Den of Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215013514/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Olivia \|date=11 Oct 2023 \|title=In-Game Advertising: How it Works and Why it Works \|url=https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Abios]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205150742/https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=In-game advertising \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|url-status=live \|website=[[Wikipedia]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201201031/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vargas \|first=Anthony \|date=2 Mar 2022 \|title=NBCU Adds In-Game Ads To Its Sales Roster Through Partnership With Anzu \|url=https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Ad Exchanger]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114020308/https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>		[[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Powering brand connections in gaming \|url=https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/gaming-solutions \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103021919/https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/ \|archive-date=2026-01-03 \|website=[[Microsoft Advertising]]}}</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.\|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Joey \|date=24 Jul 2024 \|title=Fortnite Ads \|url=https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Media Shark]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215212419/https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lattin \|first=Pesach \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=Fortnite In-Game Advertising. How does it Work? \|url=https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[aDOtat]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251017164045/https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|archive-date=17 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Byrd \|first=Matthew \|date=Dec 2, 2020 \|title=How Fortnite Became Gaming’s Great Shameless Marketing Tool \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Den of Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215013514/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Olivia \|date=11 Oct 2023 \|title=In-Game Advertising: How it Works and Why it Works \|url=https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Abios]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205150742/https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=In-game advertising \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|url-status=live \|website=[[Wikipedia]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201201031/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vargas \|first=Anthony \|date=2 Mar 2022 \|title=NBCU Adds In-Game Ads To Its Sales Roster Through Partnership With Anzu \|url=https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Ad Exchanger]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114020308/https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>
	[[File:Anzu~~-NBCU-partership-1024x490~~.jpg\|thumb\|In-game ads in Trackmania]]		[[File:Anzu NBCUniversal partnership in Trackmania.jpg\|thumb\|In-game ads in Trackmania.]]
	Some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khan \|first=Huzaifa \|date=24 Nov 2023 \|title=Ubisoft Cites “Technical Error” For Recent In-Game Pop-Up Fiasco \|url=https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Exputer]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206085537/https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=How to get rid of GTA Online ads on loading screens \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127195925/https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|archive-date=27 Jan 2021}}</ref><!-- There isn't a whole lot of documentation on everything advertised in GTAO, but when I used to play it, I remembered it often trying to encourage me to buy Shark Cards. --> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Mar 2023 \|title=Why am I constantly having game app ads popping up even when I'm not playing games? \|url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Google Play Help]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115063953/https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|archive-date=15 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Oct 2023 \|title=Game ads keep popping up every 15-30 seconds! \|url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Amazon Forum]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174714/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on. <gallery>		Some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khan \|first=Huzaifa \|date=24 Nov 2023 \|title=Ubisoft Cites “Technical Error” For Recent In-Game Pop-Up Fiasco \|url=https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Exputer]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206085537/https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=How to get rid of GTA Online ads on loading screens \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127195925/https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|archive-date=27 Jan 2021}}</ref><!-- There isn't a whole lot of documentation on everything advertised in GTAO, but when I used to play it, I remembered it often trying to encourage me to buy Shark Cards. --> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Mar 2023 \|title=Why am I constantly having game app ads popping up even when I'm not playing games? \|url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Google Play Help]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115063953/https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|archive-date=15 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Oct 2023 \|title=Game ads keep popping up every 15-30 seconds! \|url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Amazon Forum]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174714/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on. <gallery>
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	===Web===		===Web===
	{{Main\|Advertising Overload in Websites}}		{{Main\|Advertising Overload in Websites}}
	Ever since the introduction of cookies in the early 1990s, websites have been trying to make progressively more money off of advertisers. This pattern used to be easily thwarted, as in the early days of the web, consumers could simply choose not to visit these websites to avoid being so pervasively served advertisements. Unfortunately, in modern times, consumers lack this capability, as mass advertising has now become a systemic problem. Popular news sources, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and others, are filled to the brim with advertisements. As mentioned by publications such as The Huffington Post,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Elliot \|first=Christopher \|date=8 Feb 2017 \|title=Yes, There Are Too Many Ads Online. Yes, You Can Stop Them. Here's How. \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[HuffPost]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251127141328/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|archive-date=27 Nov 2025}}</ref> The Conversation,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Steve \|date=18 Sep 2024 \|title=Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads – and what can we do about it? \|url=https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[The Conversation]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126234756/https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref> and B2,<ref>Crossland, Archie, (2024-06-20) [https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Ad Overload: Are Publishers Showing Too Many Ads?] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived]) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived])</ref> the web itself has too many ads.		Ever since the introduction of [[Web cookie\|cookies]] in the early 1990s, websites have been trying to make progressively more money off of advertisers. This pattern used to be easily thwarted, as in the early days of the web, consumers could simply choose not to visit these websites to avoid being so pervasively served advertisements. Unfortunately, in modern times, consumers lack this capability, as mass advertising has now become a systemic problem. Popular news sources, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and others, are filled to the brim with advertisements. As mentioned by publications such as The Huffington Post,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Elliot \|first=Christopher \|date=8 Feb 2017 \|title=Yes, There Are Too Many Ads Online. Yes, You Can Stop Them. Here's How. \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[HuffPost]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251127141328/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|archive-date=27 Nov 2025}}</ref> The Conversation,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Steve \|date=18 Sep 2024 \|title=Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads – and what can we do about it? \|url=https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[The Conversation]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126234756/https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref> and B2,<ref>Crossland, Archie, (2024-06-20) [https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Ad Overload: Are Publishers Showing Too Many Ads?] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived]) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived])</ref> the web itself has too many ads.

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	====Advergaming====		====Advergaming====
	~~Further reading: [[~~Advergames]]		{{Main\|Advergames}}
	While not as popular as it once was, companies would pay developers to work on games that exist solely to advertise a product, such as McDonald's McWorld, which also advertised other products inside the game.<ref>Olivetti, Justin, [https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ The Game Archaeologist: McDonalds’ McWorld MMO is a thing that existed] (2020-05-23) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260223005215/https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ Archived]) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250829122526/https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ Archived])</ref> Sometimes these games would also introduce additional anticonsumer practices, often to the detriment of young kids.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Moran \|first=Eric \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=McWorld: What happens when a fast food restaurant create an online virtual world \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nerFPG-PEQ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250825132954/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nerFPG-PEQ \|archive-date=25 Aug 2025}}</ref> <!-- Okay, I actually think McWorld deserves a bit of an article here lol - JamesTDG -->Many of these games were made as shovelware as well, so many of these games are often not meant for an extended period of time to be accessible. Older advergames often only sold for a short period, only up to a few years at best, so if a game held any quality, there is a problem of [[FOMO]], this has been seen with popular titles such as Pepsiman on the PS1 or Cool Spot on the Sega Genesis. In the 2000s, these games often preferred accessing servers, mostly to encourage serving additional ads. Many of these would not last long, and these products people invest into are just taken away from them, such as ToonTown<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kelly \|first=Heather \|date=23 Aug 2013 \|title=Coping with the loss of an online world \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/23/tech/gaming-gadgets/closing-toontown/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[CNN]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250813162715/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/23/tech/gaming-gadgets/closing-toontown/index.html \|archive-date=13 Aug 2025}}</ref> or Club Penguin.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Martinelli \|first=Marissa \|date=3 Apr 2017 \|title=Disney’s Beloved Club Penguin Has Shut Down After More Than a Decade. We Documented Its Final Days. \|url=https://slate.com/culture/2017/04/what-the-end-of-disneys-mmo-club-penguin-was-like-inside-the-game.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Slate]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219191942/https://slate.com/culture/2017/04/what-the-end-of-disneys-mmo-club-penguin-was-like-inside-the-game.html \|archive-date=19 Dec 2025}}</ref>		While not as popular as it once was, companies would pay developers to work on games that exist solely to advertise a product, such as McDonald's McWorld, which also advertised other products inside the game.<ref>Olivetti, Justin, [https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ The Game Archaeologist: McDonalds’ McWorld MMO is a thing that existed] (2020-05-23) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260223005215/https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ Archived]) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250829122526/https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ Archived])</ref> Sometimes these games would also introduce additional anticonsumer practices, often to the detriment of young kids.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Moran \|first=Eric \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=McWorld: What happens when a fast food restaurant create an online virtual world \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nerFPG-PEQ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250825132954/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nerFPG-PEQ \|archive-date=25 Aug 2025}}</ref> <!-- Okay, I actually think McWorld deserves a bit of an article here lol - JamesTDG -->Many of these games were made as shovelware as well, so many of these games are often not meant for an extended period of time to be accessible. Older advergames often only sold for a short period, only up to a few years at best, so if a game held any quality, there is a problem of [[FOMO]], this has been seen with popular titles such as Pepsiman on the PS1 or Cool Spot on the Sega Genesis. In the 2000s, these games often preferred accessing servers, mostly to encourage serving additional ads. Many of these would not last long, and these products people invest into are just taken away from them, such as ToonTown<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kelly \|first=Heather \|date=23 Aug 2013 \|title=Coping with the loss of an online world \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/23/tech/gaming-gadgets/closing-toontown/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[CNN]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250813162715/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/23/tech/gaming-gadgets/closing-toontown/index.html \|archive-date=13 Aug 2025}}</ref> or Club Penguin.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Martinelli \|first=Marissa \|date=3 Apr 2017 \|title=Disney’s Beloved Club Penguin Has Shut Down After More Than a Decade. We Documented Its Final Days. \|url=https://slate.com/culture/2017/04/what-the-end-of-disneys-mmo-club-penguin-was-like-inside-the-game.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Slate]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219191942/https://slate.com/culture/2017/04/what-the-end-of-disneys-mmo-club-penguin-was-like-inside-the-game.html \|archive-date=19 Dec 2025}}</ref>

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	===Web===		===Web===
	~~See also: [[Advertising overload in websites~~\|Advertising Overload in Websites]]		{{Main\|Advertising Overload in Websites}}
	Ever since the introduction of cookies in the early 1990s, websites have been trying to make progressively more money off of advertisers. This pattern used to be easily thwarted, as in the early days of the web, consumers could simply choose not to visit these websites to avoid being so pervasively served advertisements. Unfortunately, in modern times, consumers lack this capability, as mass advertising has now become a systemic problem. Popular news sources, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and others, are filled to the brim with advertisements. As mentioned by publications such as The Huffington Post,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Elliot \|first=Christopher \|date=8 Feb 2017 \|title=Yes, There Are Too Many Ads Online. Yes, You Can Stop Them. Here's How. \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[HuffPost]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251127141328/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|archive-date=27 Nov 2025}}</ref> The Conversation,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Steve \|date=18 Sep 2024 \|title=Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads – and what can we do about it? \|url=https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[The Conversation]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126234756/https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref> and B2,<ref>Crossland, Archie, (2024-06-20) [https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Ad Overload: Are Publishers Showing Too Many Ads?] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived]) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived])</ref> the web itself has too many ads.		Ever since the introduction of cookies in the early 1990s, websites have been trying to make progressively more money off of advertisers. This pattern used to be easily thwarted, as in the early days of the web, consumers could simply choose not to visit these websites to avoid being so pervasively served advertisements. Unfortunately, in modern times, consumers lack this capability, as mass advertising has now become a systemic problem. Popular news sources, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and others, are filled to the brim with advertisements. As mentioned by publications such as The Huffington Post,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Elliot \|first=Christopher \|date=8 Feb 2017 \|title=Yes, There Are Too Many Ads Online. Yes, You Can Stop Them. Here's How. \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[HuffPost]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251127141328/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|archive-date=27 Nov 2025}}</ref> The Conversation,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Steve \|date=18 Sep 2024 \|title=Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads – and what can we do about it? \|url=https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[The Conversation]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126234756/https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref> and B2,<ref>Crossland, Archie, (2024-06-20) [https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Ad Overload: Are Publishers Showing Too Many Ads?] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived]) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived])</ref> the web itself has too many ads.

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: -notices per mod's noticeboard

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	~~{{SloppyAI}}{{Incomplete\|Issue 1=Bottom section of the article includes AI generated lists\|Issue 2=Bottom section of the article NEEDS sources!}}~~

	Advertising overload refers to the practice of not only integrating advertising as a source of revenue in software and websites, but also increasing the number of ads within platforms that consumers use. This has increasingly caused inconvenience to consumers. A commonly cited issue is the ever-increasing length of unskippable ads, which are forcibly shown even to people who need to watch CPR videos.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Andrews \|first=Luke \|date=5 Jun 2023 \|title=YouTube is playing three-minute-long adverts before FIRST AID videos — and they've already been linked to at least one death \|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12143973/YouTube-playing-30-second-adverts-AID-videos.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709000810/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12143973/YouTube-playing-30-second-adverts-AID-videos.html \|archive-date=2025-07-09 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|work=[[Daily Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=YouTube Playing Three Minute Ads Prior To First Aid Videos \|url=https://1059themountain.com/mornings/youtube-playing-three-minute-ads-prior-to-first-aid-videos/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url= \|archive-date= \|website=105.9 The Mountain}}</ref>		Advertising overload refers to the practice of not only integrating advertising as a source of revenue in software and websites, but also increasing the number of ads within platforms that consumers use. This has increasingly caused inconvenience to consumers. A commonly cited issue is the ever-increasing length of unskippable ads, which are forcibly shown even to people who need to watch CPR videos.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Andrews \|first=Luke \|date=5 Jun 2023 \|title=YouTube is playing three-minute-long adverts before FIRST AID videos — and they've already been linked to at least one death \|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12143973/YouTube-playing-30-second-adverts-AID-videos.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709000810/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12143973/YouTube-playing-30-second-adverts-AID-videos.html \|archive-date=2025-07-09 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|work=[[Daily Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=YouTube Playing Three Minute Ads Prior To First Aid Videos \|url=https://1059themountain.com/mornings/youtube-playing-three-minute-ads-prior-to-first-aid-videos/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url= \|archive-date= \|website=105.9 The Mountain}}</ref>

Scholar Silas: Rewrote the list of YouTube Ad Categories based on relevant Google Ads Help pages, cited accordingly. No longer reads as AI.

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	===YouTube===		===YouTube===
	~~Here’s a breakdown~~ of ~~YouTube advertising, focusing on the specific ad formats and experiences across the website, iOS/Android apps, and TV platforms~~:		YouTube serves six different categories of advertisement:

	~~=====YouTube Ads on the Website=====~~		*'''Skippable In-stream Ads'''
			**These have no maximum length, though they are skippable after playing for five seconds.
	#'''~~Pre~~-~~Roll~~ Ads ~~(Video Ads)~~''':		**They can play before, during, or after other videos, or as a full screen interstitial ad in the mobile app.
	#*~~Play~~ before the ~~selected video~~.		**They can also appear on YouTube TV.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web \|title=About YouTube TV Ads - Google Ads Help \|url=https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/10651730 \|access-date=11-Mar-2026 \|website=Google Support}}</ref>
	#*~~'''Types'''~~:		*'''Non-skippable In-stream Ads'''
	~~#**'''Skippable~~ Ads~~'''~~: ~~Allow users to skip after 5 seconds~~.		**These are up to 60 seconds long, and can't be skipped.
	#**'''Non-~~Skippable~~ Ads'''~~: Typically 15-20~~ seconds long and ~~cannot~~ be skipped.		**They can appear before, during, and after other videos, and on YouTube TV.<ref name=":9" />
	#'''~~Mid~~-~~Roll~~ Ads''':		*'''In-feed Video Ads'''
	#*~~Appear during longer~~ videos ~~(10 minutes or more) at natural breaks~~.		**These consist of a thumbnail and some text, appearing alongside real videos.
	#'''Bumper Ads''':		**They can appear amongst the search results, on the YouTube mobile homepage, and alongside related videos.
	#*~~Short,~~ non-skippable ads of 6 seconds.		*'''Bumper Ads'''
	#'''~~Display~~ Ads''':		**Bumper Ads are a category of non-skippable ads that are at most 6 seconds long.
	#*~~Banner~~ ads ~~that appear above~~ the ~~video suggestions sidebar~~.		*'''Masthead Ads'''
	~~#'''Overlay Ads''':~~		**These ads have no maximum length, though on desktop platforms only the first 30 seconds play.
	#*~~Semi-transparent banners~~ that ~~appear~~ at the ~~bottom~~ of the ~~video~~.		**This ad consists of a video that autoplays at the top of the YouTube home feed. After the video is finished (or after 30 seconds on desktop) the ad displays a thumbnail.
			*'''YouTube Shorts Ads'''
	~~=====YouTube Ads on iOS/Android Apps=====~~		**These ads are intended to blend in with normal Shorts videos. As with normal Shorts, users can skip the ad by swiping up or down, and the ad will be kept and reshown if the user scrolls back.
			**YouTube does not list a hard time limit, but they recommend a maximum of 60 seconds. <ref>{{Cite web \|title=About video ad formats - YouTube Help \|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2375464?hl=en#Youtube_Shorts_ads \|access-date=11 Mar 2026 \|website=Google Support}}</ref>
	~~#'''Pre-Roll and Mid-Roll Ads''':~~
	~~#*Similar to~~ the ~~website, but often more frequent due to the higher engagement~~ on ~~mobile devices.~~
	~~#'''Bumper Ads''':~~
	~~#*Similar to~~ the ~~website~~.
	~~#'''In-Feed Ads''':~~
	#*~~Appear in the home feed or search results as promoted videos.~~
	#'''Shorts Ads''':
	#*~~Short, vertical video~~ ads ~~that appear between YouTube~~ Shorts ~~clips~~.

	~~=====YouTube Ads on TV Platforms (Smart TVs~~, ~~Streaming Devices)=====~~

	~~#'''Pre-Roll and Mid-Roll Ads''':~~
	~~#*Longer pre-roll ads (~~up ~~to 30 seconds) are common~~, ~~as viewers are less likely to skip them~~.
	#*~~Mid-roll ads are placed at natural breaks in longer videos~~, ~~similar to traditional TV commercials~~.
	~~#*Non~~-~~skippable ads are more prevalent~~
	~~#'''Interactive Ads'''~~:
	~~#*Ads that allow users to interact using their remote (e~~.~~g., clicking for more information)~~.

	====Youtube premium controversy====		====Youtube premium controversy====

Andrew V: /* References */ Fixed citing

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	Operating systems have been experiencing advertising overload, most notably the large market lead [[Windows]]. [[Activision Blizzard\|King]]'s Candy Crush frequently comes pre-installed on [[Windows]] 10 operating systems,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Moscaritolo \|first=Angela \|date=15 May 2025 \|title=Windows 10 Will Come With Candy Crush Saga Pre-Installed \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-10-will-come-with-candy-crush-saga-pre-installed \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCMag]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250130100032/https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-10-will-come-with-candy-crush-saga-pre-installed \|archive-date=30 Jan 2025}}</ref> without consumer consent, and this game is additionally loaded with ads.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Problems with ads in Candy Crush Saga - Solutions and tips \|url=https://www.clashofgaming.com/en/problems-with-ads-in-candy-crush-saga-solutions-and-tips \|url-status=dead \|website=Clash of Gaming}}</ref> Microsoft Solitaire Collection, a mainstay title for Windows devices, has had unnecessary ads inserted into the software.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=25 Feb 2020 \|title=Unwanted ads in solitaire collection \|url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/unwanted-ads-in-solitaire-collection/814c97f6-30e5-478d-89f0-dfcad1085485 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174717/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/unwanted-ads-in-solitaire-collection/814c97f6-30e5-478d-89f0-dfcad1085485 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=29 Aug 2024 \|title=How to stop ads on Microsoft Solitaire collection? \|url=https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/how-to-stop-ads-on-microsoft-solitaire-collection/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Games Learning Society]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250508004832/https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/how-to-stop-ads-on-microsoft-solitaire-collection/ \|archive-date=8 May 2025}}</ref> Users who purchased Windows 10+ licenses have reported a progressively increasing number of ads within the software.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=28 Feb 2021 \|title=How to Disable All of Windows 10's Built-in Advertising \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windows-10s-built-in-advertising/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[How-To Geek]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260125093825/https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windows-10s-built-in-advertising/ \|archive-date=25 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=De Leon \|first=Nicholas \|date=21 Oct 2024 \|title=How to Get Rid of the Ads and Other Shortcomings in Windows 11 \|url=https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/computers/windows-11-how-to-get-rid-of-ads-and-other-shortcomings-a7800213441/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Consumer Reports]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723174357/https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/computers/windows-11-how-to-get-rid-of-ads-and-other-shortcomings-a7800213441/ \|archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=1 Apr 2023 \|title=Every time I login to my PC a screen advertising Game Pass appears. How do I stop this? \|url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/every-time-i-login-to-my-pc-a-screen-advertising/6f83ad8a-3dab-43ef-871e-979b58965f6f \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174703/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/every-time-i-login-to-my-pc-a-screen-advertising/6f83ad8a-3dab-43ef-871e-979b58965f6f \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> Windows 10 additionally has pop-ups that frequently prompt legacy users to purchase Windows 11-supported hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Irwin \|first=Kate \|date=21 Nov 2024 \|title=Microsoft Pushes Copilot+ PCs on Windows 10 Users With Pop-Up Ads \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-copilot-plus-pcs-on-windows-10-users-with-pop-up-ads \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2024 \|website=[[PCMag]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250126125054/https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-copilot-plus-pcs-on-windows-10-users-with-pop-up-ads \|archive-date=26 Jan 2025}}</ref> While it is possible to disable this pop-up via registry editing in Win 10 Pro edition,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Stagg \|first=Dave \|date=Feb 14, 2022 \|title=How to disable the Windows 11 Upgrade prompt \|url=https://endpointfocus.com/how-to-disable-the-windows-11-upgrade-prompt/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Endpoint Focus \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250130215921/https://endpointfocus.com/how-to-disable-the-windows-11-upgrade-prompt/ \|archive-date=30 Jan 2025}}</ref> the registries that are changed with this method are the ones which handle receiving any update, including security updates.		Operating systems have been experiencing advertising overload, most notably the large market lead [[Windows]]. [[Activision Blizzard\|King]]'s Candy Crush frequently comes pre-installed on [[Windows]] 10 operating systems,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Moscaritolo \|first=Angela \|date=15 May 2025 \|title=Windows 10 Will Come With Candy Crush Saga Pre-Installed \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-10-will-come-with-candy-crush-saga-pre-installed \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCMag]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250130100032/https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-10-will-come-with-candy-crush-saga-pre-installed \|archive-date=30 Jan 2025}}</ref> without consumer consent, and this game is additionally loaded with ads.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Problems with ads in Candy Crush Saga - Solutions and tips \|url=https://www.clashofgaming.com/en/problems-with-ads-in-candy-crush-saga-solutions-and-tips \|url-status=dead \|website=Clash of Gaming}}</ref> Microsoft Solitaire Collection, a mainstay title for Windows devices, has had unnecessary ads inserted into the software.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=25 Feb 2020 \|title=Unwanted ads in solitaire collection \|url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/unwanted-ads-in-solitaire-collection/814c97f6-30e5-478d-89f0-dfcad1085485 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174717/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/unwanted-ads-in-solitaire-collection/814c97f6-30e5-478d-89f0-dfcad1085485 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=29 Aug 2024 \|title=How to stop ads on Microsoft Solitaire collection? \|url=https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/how-to-stop-ads-on-microsoft-solitaire-collection/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Games Learning Society]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250508004832/https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/how-to-stop-ads-on-microsoft-solitaire-collection/ \|archive-date=8 May 2025}}</ref> Users who purchased Windows 10+ licenses have reported a progressively increasing number of ads within the software.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=28 Feb 2021 \|title=How to Disable All of Windows 10's Built-in Advertising \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windows-10s-built-in-advertising/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[How-To Geek]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260125093825/https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windows-10s-built-in-advertising/ \|archive-date=25 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=De Leon \|first=Nicholas \|date=21 Oct 2024 \|title=How to Get Rid of the Ads and Other Shortcomings in Windows 11 \|url=https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/computers/windows-11-how-to-get-rid-of-ads-and-other-shortcomings-a7800213441/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Consumer Reports]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723174357/https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/computers/windows-11-how-to-get-rid-of-ads-and-other-shortcomings-a7800213441/ \|archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=1 Apr 2023 \|title=Every time I login to my PC a screen advertising Game Pass appears. How do I stop this? \|url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/every-time-i-login-to-my-pc-a-screen-advertising/6f83ad8a-3dab-43ef-871e-979b58965f6f \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174703/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/every-time-i-login-to-my-pc-a-screen-advertising/6f83ad8a-3dab-43ef-871e-979b58965f6f \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> Windows 10 additionally has pop-ups that frequently prompt legacy users to purchase Windows 11-supported hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Irwin \|first=Kate \|date=21 Nov 2024 \|title=Microsoft Pushes Copilot+ PCs on Windows 10 Users With Pop-Up Ads \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-copilot-plus-pcs-on-windows-10-users-with-pop-up-ads \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2024 \|website=[[PCMag]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250126125054/https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-copilot-plus-pcs-on-windows-10-users-with-pop-up-ads \|archive-date=26 Jan 2025}}</ref> While it is possible to disable this pop-up via registry editing in Win 10 Pro edition,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Stagg \|first=Dave \|date=Feb 14, 2022 \|title=How to disable the Windows 11 Upgrade prompt \|url=https://endpointfocus.com/how-to-disable-the-windows-11-upgrade-prompt/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Endpoint Focus \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250130215921/https://endpointfocus.com/how-to-disable-the-windows-11-upgrade-prompt/ \|archive-date=30 Jan 2025}}</ref> the registries that are changed with this method are the ones which handle receiving any update, including security updates.

	Smart televisions also have been seeing a sharp increase in advertisements within the operating system as well, such as [[Roku]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Roku Advertising \|url=https://advertising.roku.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201023014/https://advertising.roku.com/}}</ref> and [[Amazon]] Fire TV.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Fire TV \|url=https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/ad-specs/fire-tv \|url-status=live \|archive-url=~~http~~://web.archive.org/web/20251215085117/https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/ad-specs/fire-tv \|website=amazon ads}}</ref> [[Roku]] has faced criticism for its plans to introduce ads that appear whenever users pause a game they are playing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zwiezen \|first=Zack \|date=4 Apr 2024 \|title=Roku’s New HDMI Tech Could Show Ads When You Pause Your Game \|url=https://kotaku.com/roku-patent-hdmi-tech-tv-ads-game-console-pause-screen-1851388976 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Kotaku]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174717/https://kotaku.com/roku-patent-hdmi-tech-tv-ads-game-console-pause-screen-1851388976 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> This introduces privacy concerns since these detection systems depend on constant spying on consumer's activities.		Smart televisions also have been seeing a sharp increase in advertisements within the operating system as well, such as [[Roku]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Roku Advertising \|url=https://advertising.roku.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201023014/https://advertising.roku.com/ \|archive-date=2026-02-01 \|website=[[Roku Advertising]]}}</ref> and [[Amazon]] Fire TV.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Fire TV \|url=https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/ad-specs/fire-tv \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251215085117/https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/ad-specs/fire-tv \|archive-date=2025-12-15 \|website=[[amazon ads]]}}</ref> [[Roku]] has faced criticism for its plans to introduce ads that appear whenever users pause a game they are playing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zwiezen \|first=Zack \|date=4 Apr 2024 \|title=Roku’s New HDMI Tech Could Show Ads When You Pause Your Game \|url=https://kotaku.com/roku-patent-hdmi-tech-tv-ads-game-console-pause-screen-1851388976 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Kotaku]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174717/https://kotaku.com/roku-patent-hdmi-tech-tv-ads-game-console-pause-screen-1851388976 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> This introduces privacy concerns since these detection systems depend on constant spying on consumer's activities.
	[[File:Fire TV ads.png\|thumb\|A screenshot of the home screen for an Amazon Fire TV]]		[[File:Fire TV ads.png\|thumb\|A screenshot of the home screen for an Amazon Fire TV]]
	[[File:Xbox One Dashboard.jpg\|thumb\|The Xbox One dashboard as of 2022]]		[[File:Xbox One Dashboard.jpg\|thumb\|The Xbox One dashboard as of 2022]]
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	[[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Powering brand connections in gaming \|url=https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/gaming-solutions \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103021919/https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/ \|website=Microsoft Advertising}}</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.\|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Joey \|date=24 Jul 2024 \|title=Fortnite Ads \|url=https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Media Shark]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215212419/https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lattin \|first=Pesach \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=Fortnite In-Game Advertising. How does it Work? \|url=https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[aDOtat]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251017164045/https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|archive-date=17 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Byrd \|first=Matthew \|date=Dec 2, 2020 \|title=How Fortnite Became Gaming’s Great Shameless Marketing Tool \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Den of Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215013514/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Olivia \|date=11 Oct 2023 \|title=In-Game Advertising: How it Works and Why it Works \|url=https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Abios]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205150742/https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=In-game advertising \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|url-status=live \|website=[[Wikipedia]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201201031/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vargas \|first=Anthony \|date=2 Mar 2022 \|title=NBCU Adds In-Game Ads To Its Sales Roster Through Partnership With Anzu \|url=https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Ad Exchanger]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114020308/https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>		[[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Powering brand connections in gaming \|url=https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/gaming-solutions \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103021919/https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/ \|archive-date=2026-01-03 \|website=[[Microsoft Advertising]]}}</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.\|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Joey \|date=24 Jul 2024 \|title=Fortnite Ads \|url=https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Media Shark]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215212419/https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lattin \|first=Pesach \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=Fortnite In-Game Advertising. How does it Work? \|url=https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[aDOtat]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251017164045/https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|archive-date=17 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Byrd \|first=Matthew \|date=Dec 2, 2020 \|title=How Fortnite Became Gaming’s Great Shameless Marketing Tool \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Den of Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215013514/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Olivia \|date=11 Oct 2023 \|title=In-Game Advertising: How it Works and Why it Works \|url=https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Abios]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205150742/https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=In-game advertising \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|url-status=live \|website=[[Wikipedia]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201201031/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vargas \|first=Anthony \|date=2 Mar 2022 \|title=NBCU Adds In-Game Ads To Its Sales Roster Through Partnership With Anzu \|url=https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Ad Exchanger]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114020308/https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>
	[[File:Anzu-NBCU-partership-1024x490.jpg\|thumb\|In-game ads in Trackmania]]		[[File:Anzu-NBCU-partership-1024x490.jpg\|thumb\|In-game ads in Trackmania]]
	Some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khan \|first=Huzaifa \|date=24 Nov 2023 \|title=Ubisoft Cites “Technical Error” For Recent In-Game Pop-Up Fiasco \|url=https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Exputer]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206085537/https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=How to get rid of GTA Online ads on loading screens \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127195925/https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|archive-date=27 Jan 2021}}</ref><!-- There isn't a whole lot of documentation on everything advertised in GTAO, but when I used to play it, I remembered it often trying to encourage me to buy Shark Cards. --> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Mar 2023 \|title=Why am I constantly having game app ads popping up even when I'm not playing games? \|url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Google Play Help]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115063953/https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|archive-date=15 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Oct 2023 \|title=Game ads keep popping up every 15-30 seconds! \|url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Amazon Forum]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174714/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on. <gallery>		Some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khan \|first=Huzaifa \|date=24 Nov 2023 \|title=Ubisoft Cites “Technical Error” For Recent In-Game Pop-Up Fiasco \|url=https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Exputer]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206085537/https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=How to get rid of GTA Online ads on loading screens \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127195925/https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|archive-date=27 Jan 2021}}</ref><!-- There isn't a whole lot of documentation on everything advertised in GTAO, but when I used to play it, I remembered it often trying to encourage me to buy Shark Cards. --> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Mar 2023 \|title=Why am I constantly having game app ads popping up even when I'm not playing games? \|url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Google Play Help]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115063953/https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|archive-date=15 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Oct 2023 \|title=Game ads keep popping up every 15-30 seconds! \|url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Amazon Forum]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174714/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on. <gallery>

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	====Advergaming====		====Advergaming====
	Further reading: [[Advergames]]		Further reading: [[Advergames]]
	While not as popular as it once was, companies would pay developers to work on games that exist solely to advertise a product, such as McDonald's McWorld, which also advertised other products inside the game.<ref>https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260223005215/https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ Archived]) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250829122526/https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ Archived])</ref> Sometimes these games would also introduce additional anticonsumer practices, often to the detriment of young kids.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Moran \|first=Eric \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=McWorld: What happens when a fast food restaurant create an online virtual world \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nerFPG-PEQ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250825132954/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nerFPG-PEQ \|archive-date=25 Aug 2025}}</ref> <!-- Okay, I actually think McWorld deserves a bit of an article here lol - JamesTDG -->Many of these games were made as shovelware as well, so many of these games are often not meant for an extended period of time to be accessible. Older advergames often only sold for a short period, only up to a few years at best, so if a game held any quality, there is a problem of [[FOMO]], this has been seen with popular titles such as Pepsiman on the PS1 or Cool Spot on the Sega Genesis. In the 2000s, these games often preferred accessing servers, mostly to encourage serving additional ads. Many of these would not last long, and these products people invest into are just taken away from them, such as ToonTown<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kelly \|first=Heather \|date=23 Aug 2013 \|title=Coping with the loss of an online world \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/23/tech/gaming-gadgets/closing-toontown/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[CNN]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250813162715/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/23/tech/gaming-gadgets/closing-toontown/index.html \|archive-date=13 Aug 2025}}</ref> or Club Penguin.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Martinelli \|first=Marissa \|date=3 Apr 2017 \|title=Disney’s Beloved Club Penguin Has Shut Down After More Than a Decade. We Documented Its Final Days. \|url=https://slate.com/culture/2017/04/what-the-end-of-disneys-mmo-club-penguin-was-like-inside-the-game.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Slate]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219191942/https://slate.com/culture/2017/04/what-the-end-of-disneys-mmo-club-penguin-was-like-inside-the-game.html \|archive-date=19 Dec 2025}}</ref>		While not as popular as it once was, companies would pay developers to work on games that exist solely to advertise a product, such as McDonald's McWorld, which also advertised other products inside the game.<ref>Olivetti, Justin, [https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ The Game Archaeologist: McDonalds’ McWorld MMO is a thing that existed] (2020-05-23) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260223005215/https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ Archived]) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250829122526/https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/23/the-game-archaeologist-mcdonalds-mcworld-mmo-is-a-thing-that-existed/ Archived])</ref> Sometimes these games would also introduce additional anticonsumer practices, often to the detriment of young kids.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Moran \|first=Eric \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=McWorld: What happens when a fast food restaurant create an online virtual world \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nerFPG-PEQ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250825132954/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nerFPG-PEQ \|archive-date=25 Aug 2025}}</ref> <!-- Okay, I actually think McWorld deserves a bit of an article here lol - JamesTDG -->Many of these games were made as shovelware as well, so many of these games are often not meant for an extended period of time to be accessible. Older advergames often only sold for a short period, only up to a few years at best, so if a game held any quality, there is a problem of [[FOMO]], this has been seen with popular titles such as Pepsiman on the PS1 or Cool Spot on the Sega Genesis. In the 2000s, these games often preferred accessing servers, mostly to encourage serving additional ads. Many of these would not last long, and these products people invest into are just taken away from them, such as ToonTown<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kelly \|first=Heather \|date=23 Aug 2013 \|title=Coping with the loss of an online world \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/23/tech/gaming-gadgets/closing-toontown/index.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[CNN]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250813162715/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/23/tech/gaming-gadgets/closing-toontown/index.html \|archive-date=13 Aug 2025}}</ref> or Club Penguin.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Martinelli \|first=Marissa \|date=3 Apr 2017 \|title=Disney’s Beloved Club Penguin Has Shut Down After More Than a Decade. We Documented Its Final Days. \|url=https://slate.com/culture/2017/04/what-the-end-of-disneys-mmo-club-penguin-was-like-inside-the-game.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Slate]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219191942/https://slate.com/culture/2017/04/what-the-end-of-disneys-mmo-club-penguin-was-like-inside-the-game.html \|archive-date=19 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	In the modern day, Advergaming has largely preferred existing metaverses, such as Roblox<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bains \|first=Callum \|date=13 Jul 2024 \|title=‘Advergames’: how games platform Roblox became a corporate marketing playground \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/jul/13/advergames-how-games-platform-roblox-became-a-corporate-marketing-playground \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[The Guardian]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260215212500/https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/jul/13/advergames-how-games-platform-roblox-became-a-corporate-marketing-playground \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Chantelle \|date=4 Jun 2024 \|title=Ikea is Hiring 10 Roblox Players to Work at In-Game Store \|url=https://time.com/6985642/ikea-hiring-workers-roblox-game/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Time]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723195409/https://time.com/6985642/ikea-hiring-workers-roblox-game/ \|archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref> or the literal Metaverse.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Laughlin \|first=Charles \|date=14 Jun 2022 \|title=Is Dining in the Metaverse Real? Brands Seem to Think So \|url=https://www.localogy.com/2022/06/is-dining-in-the-metaverse-real-brands-seem-to-think-so/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Localogy]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174722/https://www.localogy.com/2022/06/is-dining-in-the-metaverse-real-brands-seem-to-think-so/ \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> These too, have brought controversy<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Diaz \|first=Ana \|date=22 Apr 2022 \|title=Roblox is ‘exploiting’ users with deceptive advertising, watchdog group says \|url=https://www.polygon.com/23035640/roblox-ads-deceptive-ftc-complaint \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Polygon]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260210010651/https://www.polygon.com/23035640/roblox-ads-deceptive-ftc-complaint/ \|archive-date=10 Feb 2026}}</ref> and can be seen as anti-consumer.		In the modern day, Advergaming has largely preferred existing metaverses, such as Roblox<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bains \|first=Callum \|date=13 Jul 2024 \|title=‘Advergames’: how games platform Roblox became a corporate marketing playground \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/jul/13/advergames-how-games-platform-roblox-became-a-corporate-marketing-playground \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[The Guardian]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260215212500/https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/jul/13/advergames-how-games-platform-roblox-became-a-corporate-marketing-playground \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Chantelle \|date=4 Jun 2024 \|title=Ikea is Hiring 10 Roblox Players to Work at In-Game Store \|url=https://time.com/6985642/ikea-hiring-workers-roblox-game/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Time]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723195409/https://time.com/6985642/ikea-hiring-workers-roblox-game/ \|archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref> or the literal Metaverse.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Laughlin \|first=Charles \|date=14 Jun 2022 \|title=Is Dining in the Metaverse Real? Brands Seem to Think So \|url=https://www.localogy.com/2022/06/is-dining-in-the-metaverse-real-brands-seem-to-think-so/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Localogy]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174722/https://www.localogy.com/2022/06/is-dining-in-the-metaverse-real-brands-seem-to-think-so/ \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> These too, have brought controversy<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Diaz \|first=Ana \|date=22 Apr 2022 \|title=Roblox is ‘exploiting’ users with deceptive advertising, watchdog group says \|url=https://www.polygon.com/23035640/roblox-ads-deceptive-ftc-complaint \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Polygon]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260210010651/https://www.polygon.com/23035640/roblox-ads-deceptive-ftc-complaint/ \|archive-date=10 Feb 2026}}</ref> and can be seen as anti-consumer.
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	Users are more influenced by social media personalities who share their values and lifestyles. Consequently, authenticity, trustworthiness, and relevance are the key drivers of consumer behavior. Thus, when influencers share real-life experiences of using a product or service, their recommendations are more likely to resonate with followers and result in higher levels of engagement and purchase intent.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web \|last=Chopra \|first=Anjali \|date=Jun 2020 \|title=Influencer Marketing: An Exploratory Study to Identify Antecedents of Consumer Behavior of Millennial \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342181914_Influencer_Marketing_An_Exploratory_Study_to_Identify_Antecedents_of_Consumer_Behavior_of_Millennial \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[ResearchGate]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230506202540/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342181914_Influencer_Marketing_An_Exploratory_Study_to_Identify_Antecedents_of_Consumer_Behavior_of_Millennial \|archive-date=6 May 2023}}</ref>		Users are more influenced by social media personalities who share their values and lifestyles. Consequently, authenticity, trustworthiness, and relevance are the key drivers of consumer behavior. Thus, when influencers share real-life experiences of using a product or service, their recommendations are more likely to resonate with followers and result in higher levels of engagement and purchase intent.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web \|last=Chopra \|first=Anjali \|date=Jun 2020 \|title=Influencer Marketing: An Exploratory Study to Identify Antecedents of Consumer Behavior of Millennial \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342181914_Influencer_Marketing_An_Exploratory_Study_to_Identify_Antecedents_of_Consumer_Behavior_of_Millennial \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[ResearchGate]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230506202540/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342181914_Influencer_Marketing_An_Exploratory_Study_to_Identify_Antecedents_of_Consumer_Behavior_of_Millennial \|archive-date=6 May 2023}}</ref>

	Congruence—the match between the persona of the influencer, the product they are promoting, and the interests of the audience—is crucial. When the fit among these elements is strong it makes the campaign appear more genuine, and therefore more credible. Strong congruence will improve the credibility of an influencer, and create a stronger emotional relationship with the audience.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web \|last=Belanche \|first=Daniel \|last2=Ibáñez Sánchez \|first2=Sergio \|last3=Casaló Ariño \|first3=Luis Vicente \|last4=Flavián \|first4=Marta \|date=Apr 2021 \|title=Understanding influencer marketing: The role of congruence between influencers, products and consumers \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352120476_Understanding_influencer_marketing_The_role_of_congruence_between_influencers_products_and_consumers \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[ResearchGate]]}}</ref>		Congruence—the match between the persona of the influencer, the product they are promoting, and the interests of the audience—is crucial. When the fit among these elements is strong it makes the campaign appear more genuine, and therefore more credible. Strong congruence will improve the credibility of an influencer, and create a stronger emotional relationship with the audience.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web \|last=Belanche \|first=Daniel \|last2=Ibáñez Sánchez \|first2=Sergio \|last3=Casaló Ariño \|first3=Luis Vicente \|last4=Flavián \|first4=Marta \|date=Apr 2021 \|title=Understanding influencer marketing: The role of congruence between influencers, products and consumers \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352120476_Understanding_influencer_marketing_The_role_of_congruence_between_influencers_products_and_consumers \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260225102404/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352120476_Understanding_influencer_marketing_The_role_of_congruence_between_influencers_products_and_consumers \|archive-date=25 February 2026 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[ResearchGate]]}}</ref>

	Over-commercialization—when influencers promote too many products or aren't transparent—can erode their audience's trust. Clear disclosures, such as #ad or #sponsored, help to maintain transparency and adherence with advertising regulations. Unfortunately, such disclosures are often hidden among numerous hashtags or omitted altogether.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />		Over-commercialization—when influencers promote too many products or aren't transparent—can erode their audience's trust. Clear disclosures, such as #ad or #sponsored, help to maintain transparency and adherence with advertising regulations. Unfortunately, such disclosures are often hidden among numerous hashtags or omitted altogether.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />
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	===Web===		===Web===
	See also: [[Advertising overload in websites\|Advertising Overload in Websites]]		See also: [[Advertising overload in websites\|Advertising Overload in Websites]]
	Ever since the introduction of cookies in the early 1990s, websites have been trying to make progressively more money off of advertisers. This pattern used to be easily thwarted, as in the early days of the web, consumers could simply choose not to visit these websites to avoid being so pervasively served advertisements. Unfortunately, in modern times, consumers lack this capability, as mass advertising has now become a systemic problem. Popular news sources, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and others, are filled to the brim with advertisements. As mentioned by publications such as The Huffington Post,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Elliot \|first=Christopher \|date=8 Feb 2017 \|title=Yes, There Are Too Many Ads Online. Yes, You Can Stop Them. Here's How. \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[HuffPost]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251127141328/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|archive-date=27 Nov 2025}}</ref> The Conversation,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Steve \|date=18 Sep 2024 \|title=Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads – and what can we do about it? \|url=https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[The Conversation]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126234756/https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref> and B2,<ref>https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived]) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived])</ref> the web itself has too many ads.		Ever since the introduction of cookies in the early 1990s, websites have been trying to make progressively more money off of advertisers. This pattern used to be easily thwarted, as in the early days of the web, consumers could simply choose not to visit these websites to avoid being so pervasively served advertisements. Unfortunately, in modern times, consumers lack this capability, as mass advertising has now become a systemic problem. Popular news sources, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and others, are filled to the brim with advertisements. As mentioned by publications such as The Huffington Post,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Elliot \|first=Christopher \|date=8 Feb 2017 \|title=Yes, There Are Too Many Ads Online. Yes, You Can Stop Them. Here's How. \|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[HuffPost]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251127141328/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-there-are-too-many-ads-online-yes-you-can-stop_b_589b888de4b02bbb1816c297 \|archive-date=27 Nov 2025}}</ref> The Conversation,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Steve \|date=18 Sep 2024 \|title=Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads – and what can we do about it? \|url=https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[The Conversation]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126234756/https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-internet-overflowing-with-rubbish-ads-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-237980 \|archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref> and B2,<ref>Crossland, Archie, (2024-06-20) [https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Ad Overload: Are Publishers Showing Too Many Ads?] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived]) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250815092938/https://www.b2.ai/ad-overload-are-publishers-showing-too-many-ads/ Archived])</ref> the web itself has too many ads.

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	[[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Powering brand connections in gaming \|url=https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/gaming-solutions \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103021919/https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/ \|archive-date=2026-01-03 \|website=[[Microsoft Advertising]]}}</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.\|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Joey \|date=24 Jul 2024 \|title=Fortnite Ads \|url=https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Media Shark]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215212419/https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lattin \|first=Pesach \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=Fortnite In-Game Advertising. How does it Work? \|url=https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[aDOtat]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251017164045/https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|archive-date=17 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Byrd \|first=Matthew \|date=Dec 2, 2020 \|title=How Fortnite Became Gaming’s Great Shameless Marketing Tool \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Den of Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215013514/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Olivia \|date=11 Oct 2023 \|title=In-Game Advertising: How it Works and Why it Works \|url=https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Abios]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205150742/https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=In-game advertising \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|url-status=live \|website=[[Wikipedia]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201201031/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vargas \|first=Anthony \|date=2 Mar 2022 \|title=NBCU Adds In-Game Ads To Its Sales Roster Through Partnership With Anzu \|url=https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Ad Exchanger]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114020308/https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>		[[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Powering brand connections in gaming \|url=https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/gaming-solutions \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103021919/https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/ \|archive-date=2026-01-03 \|website=[[Microsoft Advertising]]}}</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.\|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Joey \|date=24 Jul 2024 \|title=Fortnite Ads \|url=https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Media Shark]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215212419/https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lattin \|first=Pesach \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=Fortnite In-Game Advertising. How does it Work? \|url=https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[aDOtat]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251017164045/https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|archive-date=17 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Byrd \|first=Matthew \|date=Dec 2, 2020 \|title=How Fortnite Became Gaming’s Great Shameless Marketing Tool \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Den of Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215013514/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Olivia \|date=11 Oct 2023 \|title=In-Game Advertising: How it Works and Why it Works \|url=https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Abios]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205150742/https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=In-game advertising \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|url-status=live \|website=[[Wikipedia]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201201031/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vargas \|first=Anthony \|date=2 Mar 2022 \|title=NBCU Adds In-Game Ads To Its Sales Roster Through Partnership With Anzu \|url=https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Ad Exchanger]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114020308/https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>
	[[File:Anzu NBCUniversal partnership in Trackmania.jpg\|thumb\|In-game ads in Trackmania.]]		[[File:Anzu NBCUniversal partnership in Trackmania.jpg\|thumb\|In-game ads in Trackmania.]]
	Some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khan \|first=Huzaifa \|date=24 Nov 2023 \|title=Ubisoft Cites “Technical Error” For Recent In-Game Pop-Up Fiasco \|url=https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Exputer]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206085537/https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=How to get rid of GTA Online ads on loading screens \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127195925/https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|archive-date=27 Jan 2021}}</ref><!-- There isn't a whole lot of documentation on everything advertised in GTAO, but when I used to play it, I remembered it often trying to encourage me to buy Shark Cards. --> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Mar 2023 \|title=Why am I constantly having game app ads popping up even when I'm not playing games? \|url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Google Play Help]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115063953/https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|archive-date=15 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Oct 2023 \|title=Game ads keep popping up every 15-30 seconds! \|url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Amazon Forum]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174714/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on. <gallery>		Some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khan \|first=Huzaifa \|date=24 Nov 2023 \|title=Ubisoft Cites “Technical Error” For Recent In-Game Pop-Up Fiasco \|url=https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Exputer]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206085537/https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=How to get rid of GTA Online ads on loading screens \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127195925/https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|archive-date=27 Jan 2021}}</ref><!-- There isn't a whole lot of documentation on everything advertised in GTAO, but when I used to play it, I remembered it often trying to encourage me to buy Shark Cards. --> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Mar 2023 \|title=Why am I constantly having game app ads popping up even when I'm not playing games? \|url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Google Play Help]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115063953/https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|archive-date=15 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Oct 2023 \|title=Game ads keep popping up every 15-30 seconds! \|url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Amazon Forum]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174714/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on.
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	File:~~Tmobile Ad~~ in ~~fortnite~~.webp\|Fortnite - Ad marketing T-Mobile		File:CoD in-game ads example.jpg\|Cod MW3 - Ad in-game marketing the premium version.
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	Operating systems have been experiencing advertising overload, most notably the large market lead [[Windows]]. [[Activision Blizzard\|King]]'s Candy Crush frequently comes pre-installed on [[Windows]] 10 operating systems,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Moscaritolo \|first=Angela \|date=15 May 2025 \|title=Windows 10 Will Come With Candy Crush Saga Pre-Installed \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-10-will-come-with-candy-crush-saga-pre-installed \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCMag]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250130100032/https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-10-will-come-with-candy-crush-saga-pre-installed \|archive-date=30 Jan 2025}}</ref> without consumer consent, and this game is additionally loaded with ads.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Problems with ads in Candy Crush Saga - Solutions and tips \|url=https://www.clashofgaming.com/en/problems-with-ads-in-candy-crush-saga-solutions-and-tips \|url-status=dead \|website=Clash of Gaming}}</ref> Microsoft Solitaire Collection, a mainstay title for Windows devices, has had unnecessary ads inserted into the software.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=25 Feb 2020 \|title=Unwanted ads in solitaire collection \|url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/unwanted-ads-in-solitaire-collection/814c97f6-30e5-478d-89f0-dfcad1085485 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174717/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/unwanted-ads-in-solitaire-collection/814c97f6-30e5-478d-89f0-dfcad1085485 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=29 Aug 2024 \|title=How to stop ads on Microsoft Solitaire collection? \|url=https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/how-to-stop-ads-on-microsoft-solitaire-collection/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Games Learning Society]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250508004832/https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/how-to-stop-ads-on-microsoft-solitaire-collection/ \|archive-date=8 May 2025}}</ref> Users who purchased Windows 10+ licenses have reported a progressively increasing number of ads within the software.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=28 Feb 2021 \|title=How to Disable All of Windows 10's Built-in Advertising \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windows-10s-built-in-advertising/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[How-To Geek]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260125093825/https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windows-10s-built-in-advertising/ \|archive-date=25 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=De Leon \|first=Nicholas \|date=21 Oct 2024 \|title=How to Get Rid of the Ads and Other Shortcomings in Windows 11 \|url=https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/computers/windows-11-how-to-get-rid-of-ads-and-other-shortcomings-a7800213441/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Consumer Reports]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723174357/https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/computers/windows-11-how-to-get-rid-of-ads-and-other-shortcomings-a7800213441/ \|archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=1 Apr 2023 \|title=Every time I login to my PC a screen advertising Game Pass appears. How do I stop this? \|url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/every-time-i-login-to-my-pc-a-screen-advertising/6f83ad8a-3dab-43ef-871e-979b58965f6f \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174703/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/every-time-i-login-to-my-pc-a-screen-advertising/6f83ad8a-3dab-43ef-871e-979b58965f6f \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> Windows 10 additionally has pop-ups that frequently prompt legacy users to purchase Windows 11-supported hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Irwin \|first=Kate \|date=21 Nov 2024 \|title=Microsoft Pushes Copilot+ PCs on Windows 10 Users With Pop-Up Ads \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-copilot-plus-pcs-on-windows-10-users-with-pop-up-ads \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2024 \|website=[[PCMag]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250126125054/https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-copilot-plus-pcs-on-windows-10-users-with-pop-up-ads \|archive-date=26 Jan 2025}}</ref> While it is possible to disable this pop-up via registry editing in Win 10 Pro edition,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Stagg \|first=Dave \|date=Feb 14, 2022 \|title=How to disable the Windows 11 Upgrade prompt \|url=https://endpointfocus.com/how-to-disable-the-windows-11-upgrade-prompt/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Endpoint Focus \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250130215921/https://endpointfocus.com/how-to-disable-the-windows-11-upgrade-prompt/ \|archive-date=30 Jan 2025}}</ref> the registries that are changed with this method are the ones which handle receiving any update, including security updates.		Operating systems have been experiencing advertising overload, most notably the large market lead [[Windows]]. [[Activision Blizzard\|King]]'s Candy Crush frequently comes pre-installed on [[Windows]] 10 operating systems,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Moscaritolo \|first=Angela \|date=15 May 2025 \|title=Windows 10 Will Come With Candy Crush Saga Pre-Installed \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-10-will-come-with-candy-crush-saga-pre-installed \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCMag]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250130100032/https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-10-will-come-with-candy-crush-saga-pre-installed \|archive-date=30 Jan 2025}}</ref> without consumer consent, and this game is additionally loaded with ads.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Problems with ads in Candy Crush Saga - Solutions and tips \|url=https://www.clashofgaming.com/en/problems-with-ads-in-candy-crush-saga-solutions-and-tips \|url-status=dead \|website=Clash of Gaming}}</ref> Microsoft Solitaire Collection, a mainstay title for Windows devices, has had unnecessary ads inserted into the software.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=25 Feb 2020 \|title=Unwanted ads in solitaire collection \|url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/unwanted-ads-in-solitaire-collection/814c97f6-30e5-478d-89f0-dfcad1085485 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174717/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/unwanted-ads-in-solitaire-collection/814c97f6-30e5-478d-89f0-dfcad1085485 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=29 Aug 2024 \|title=How to stop ads on Microsoft Solitaire collection? \|url=https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/how-to-stop-ads-on-microsoft-solitaire-collection/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Games Learning Society]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250508004832/https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/how-to-stop-ads-on-microsoft-solitaire-collection/ \|archive-date=8 May 2025}}</ref> Users who purchased Windows 10+ licenses have reported a progressively increasing number of ads within the software.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=28 Feb 2021 \|title=How to Disable All of Windows 10's Built-in Advertising \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windows-10s-built-in-advertising/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[How-To Geek]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260125093825/https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windows-10s-built-in-advertising/ \|archive-date=25 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=De Leon \|first=Nicholas \|date=21 Oct 2024 \|title=How to Get Rid of the Ads and Other Shortcomings in Windows 11 \|url=https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/computers/windows-11-how-to-get-rid-of-ads-and-other-shortcomings-a7800213441/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Consumer Reports]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723174357/https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/computers/windows-11-how-to-get-rid-of-ads-and-other-shortcomings-a7800213441/ \|archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=1 Apr 2023 \|title=Every time I login to my PC a screen advertising Game Pass appears. How do I stop this? \|url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/every-time-i-login-to-my-pc-a-screen-advertising/6f83ad8a-3dab-43ef-871e-979b58965f6f \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174703/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/every-time-i-login-to-my-pc-a-screen-advertising/6f83ad8a-3dab-43ef-871e-979b58965f6f \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> Windows 10 additionally has pop-ups that frequently prompt legacy users to purchase Windows 11-supported hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Irwin \|first=Kate \|date=21 Nov 2024 \|title=Microsoft Pushes Copilot+ PCs on Windows 10 Users With Pop-Up Ads \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-copilot-plus-pcs-on-windows-10-users-with-pop-up-ads \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2024 \|website=[[PCMag]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250126125054/https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-copilot-plus-pcs-on-windows-10-users-with-pop-up-ads \|archive-date=26 Jan 2025}}</ref> While it is possible to disable this pop-up via registry editing in Win 10 Pro edition,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Stagg \|first=Dave \|date=Feb 14, 2022 \|title=How to disable the Windows 11 Upgrade prompt \|url=https://endpointfocus.com/how-to-disable-the-windows-11-upgrade-prompt/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Endpoint Focus \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250130215921/https://endpointfocus.com/how-to-disable-the-windows-11-upgrade-prompt/ \|archive-date=30 Jan 2025}}</ref> the registries that are changed with this method are the ones which handle receiving any update, including security updates.

	Smart televisions also have been seeing a sharp increase in advertisements within the operating system as well, such as [[Roku]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Roku Advertising \|url=https://advertising.roku.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201023014/https://advertising.roku.com/}}</ref> and [[Amazon]] Fire TV.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Fire TV \|url=https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/ad-specs/fire-tv \|url-status=live \|archive-url=~~http~~://web.archive.org/web/20251215085117/https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/ad-specs/fire-tv \|website=amazon ads}}</ref> [[Roku]] has faced criticism for its plans to introduce ads that appear whenever users pause a game they are playing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zwiezen \|first=Zack \|date=4 Apr 2024 \|title=Roku’s New HDMI Tech Could Show Ads When You Pause Your Game \|url=https://kotaku.com/roku-patent-hdmi-tech-tv-ads-game-console-pause-screen-1851388976 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Kotaku]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174717/https://kotaku.com/roku-patent-hdmi-tech-tv-ads-game-console-pause-screen-1851388976 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> This introduces privacy concerns since these detection systems depend on constant spying on consumer's activities.		Smart televisions also have been seeing a sharp increase in advertisements within the operating system as well, such as [[Roku]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Roku Advertising \|url=https://advertising.roku.com \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201023014/https://advertising.roku.com/ \|archive-date=2026-02-01 \|website=[[Roku Advertising]]}}</ref> and [[Amazon]] Fire TV.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Fire TV \|url=https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/ad-specs/fire-tv \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251215085117/https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/ad-specs/fire-tv \|archive-date=2025-12-15 \|website=[[amazon ads]]}}</ref> [[Roku]] has faced criticism for its plans to introduce ads that appear whenever users pause a game they are playing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zwiezen \|first=Zack \|date=4 Apr 2024 \|title=Roku’s New HDMI Tech Could Show Ads When You Pause Your Game \|url=https://kotaku.com/roku-patent-hdmi-tech-tv-ads-game-console-pause-screen-1851388976 \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Kotaku]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174717/https://kotaku.com/roku-patent-hdmi-tech-tv-ads-game-console-pause-screen-1851388976 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> This introduces privacy concerns since these detection systems depend on constant spying on consumer's activities.
	[[File:Fire TV ads.png\|thumb\|A screenshot of the home screen for an Amazon Fire TV]]		[[File:Fire TV ads.png\|thumb\|A screenshot of the home screen for an Amazon Fire TV]]
	[[File:Xbox One Dashboard.jpg\|thumb\|The Xbox One dashboard as of 2022]]		[[File:Xbox One Dashboard.jpg\|thumb\|The Xbox One dashboard as of 2022]]
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	[[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Powering brand connections in gaming \|url=https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/gaming-solutions \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103021919/https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/ \|website=Microsoft Advertising}}</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.\|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Joey \|date=24 Jul 2024 \|title=Fortnite Ads \|url=https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Media Shark]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215212419/https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lattin \|first=Pesach \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=Fortnite In-Game Advertising. How does it Work? \|url=https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[aDOtat]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251017164045/https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|archive-date=17 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Byrd \|first=Matthew \|date=Dec 2, 2020 \|title=How Fortnite Became Gaming’s Great Shameless Marketing Tool \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Den of Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215013514/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Olivia \|date=11 Oct 2023 \|title=In-Game Advertising: How it Works and Why it Works \|url=https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Abios]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205150742/https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=In-game advertising \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|url-status=live \|website=[[Wikipedia]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201201031/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vargas \|first=Anthony \|date=2 Mar 2022 \|title=NBCU Adds In-Game Ads To Its Sales Roster Through Partnership With Anzu \|url=https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Ad Exchanger]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114020308/https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>		[[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Powering brand connections in gaming \|url=https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/solutions/technology/gaming-solutions \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103021919/https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/ \|archive-date=2026-01-03 \|website=[[Microsoft Advertising]]}}</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.\|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Joey \|date=24 Jul 2024 \|title=Fortnite Ads \|url=https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Media Shark]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215212419/https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/ \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lattin \|first=Pesach \|date=27 Jan 2023 \|title=Fortnite In-Game Advertising. How does it Work? \|url=https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[aDOtat]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251017164045/https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/ \|archive-date=17 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Byrd \|first=Matthew \|date=Dec 2, 2020 \|title=How Fortnite Became Gaming’s Great Shameless Marketing Tool \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|access-date=Mar 15, 2025 \|work=Den of Geek \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215013514/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/fortnite-marketing-tool-epic-games-events-star-wars-marvel/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Olivia \|date=11 Oct 2023 \|title=In-Game Advertising: How it Works and Why it Works \|url=https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Abios]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251205150742/https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/ \|archive-date=5 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=In-game advertising \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|url-status=live \|website=[[Wikipedia]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251201201031/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising \|archive-date=1 Dec 2025}}</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vargas \|first=Anthony \|date=2 Mar 2022 \|title=NBCU Adds In-Game Ads To Its Sales Roster Through Partnership With Anzu \|url=https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Ad Exchanger]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114020308/https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>
	[[File:Anzu-NBCU-partership-1024x490.jpg\|thumb\|In-game ads in Trackmania]]		[[File:Anzu-NBCU-partership-1024x490.jpg\|thumb\|In-game ads in Trackmania]]
	Some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khan \|first=Huzaifa \|date=24 Nov 2023 \|title=Ubisoft Cites “Technical Error” For Recent In-Game Pop-Up Fiasco \|url=https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Exputer]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206085537/https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=How to get rid of GTA Online ads on loading screens \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127195925/https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|archive-date=27 Jan 2021}}</ref><!-- There isn't a whole lot of documentation on everything advertised in GTAO, but when I used to play it, I remembered it often trying to encourage me to buy Shark Cards. --> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Mar 2023 \|title=Why am I constantly having game app ads popping up even when I'm not playing games? \|url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Google Play Help]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115063953/https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|archive-date=15 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Oct 2023 \|title=Game ads keep popping up every 15-30 seconds! \|url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Amazon Forum]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174714/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on. <gallery>		Some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khan \|first=Huzaifa \|date=24 Nov 2023 \|title=Ubisoft Cites “Technical Error” For Recent In-Game Pop-Up Fiasco \|url=https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Exputer]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206085537/https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/ \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=How to get rid of GTA Online ads on loading screens \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127195925/https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/ \|archive-date=27 Jan 2021}}</ref><!-- There isn't a whole lot of documentation on everything advertised in GTAO, but when I used to play it, I remembered it often trying to encourage me to buy Shark Cards. --> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 Mar 2023 \|title=Why am I constantly having game app ads popping up even when I'm not playing games? \|url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Google Play Help]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115063953/https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en \|archive-date=15 Jan 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Oct 2023 \|title=Game ads keep popping up every 15-30 seconds! \|url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Amazon Forum]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708174714/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on. <gallery>