Taboola (taboola.com)
“Taboola is a content marketing ‘clickbait’ platform that provides a web widget to content creators on their website to display advertisements for articles, videos, and slideshows, both from within the site and from other publishers.” – Source
Ethical design violations
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tracker
Monetises you.
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clickbait
Third-party exploitative content.
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web bug
Invisible tracking pixel.
Block rule
Block domain taboola.com
taboola.com
Prevalence
High: found on 4.9% of surveyed sites (354 instances observed).
Notes
- Taboola: The internet firm at the forefront of 'click-bait' (BBC News)
- “We collect User Information automatically through a User’s use of or interaction with our Services. We automatically collect Information through a User’s use of our Services through cookies and other technologies…” Source
- “We may disclose User Information to any current or future affiliates, parent companies, or subsidiaries.” Source
- “We may disclose User Information to other unaffiliated third parties, such as our Customers.” Source
- “In order to target advertisements to you for products and services in which you might be interested, we may use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons (including clear GIFs), HTML5 local storage and other technologies.” Source
About Better
Better is a Safari content blocker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It protects you from trackers and malvertising by enforcing the principles of Ethical Design.