A new study shows that 95 percent of children’s apps contain at least one type of advertising, a number that worries physicians and parents, and isn’t regulated under current laws.

It might sound like an advert from the 1950s, but mobile phone game app companies are using slogans like this to reel in players – it was the exact line used at the opening of an advert we ...

The researchers noted that some of what they’d seen in children’s apps was very similar to host selling: Some characters steered players toward making in-app purchases or buying the paid ...

A watchdog has found a number of in-game ads are in 'serious' and 'clear breach' of UK advertising codes for featuring 'shocking' content of female characters in degrading scenarios.

Even if the game being advertised was more complex in reality these simple ads seemed to pop up everywhere. Whatever their effectiveness they seemed to mostly be a thing of the past, but on mobile ...

Several apps reviewed by The Times also sent the advertising ID to other companies but said this was for specific purposes allowed under the law, such as preventing an ad from being shown too many ...

We first wrote about The Guardians in 2020.Since publishing, the app has gained over 7,000 regular users, which has allowed the team to analyze data to understand the impact of its own game.

Nintendo’s emphatic dislike of sharing has reached a bizarre new level, with the Nintendo Today app now stopping users from screenshotting or videoing its advertising material. Nintendo Today is ...