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[–] hangonasecond@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Apple made 4 billion in 2023 from selling advertisements on their devices. Sure, it's only ~1% of Google's ad business buts still technically billions

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s not the same as spying. Apple famously doesn’t hand over user data to ad companies.

[–] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

They are themselves an ad company though.