San Diego County Sues AppLovin over Adult Ads Shown to Children

Digital advertising giant allegedly served ‘obscene’ ads to kids, ‘graphic depictions of sex’: lawsuit

Digital advertising tech firm AppLovin has allegedly been serving sexually explicit and violent ads in games played by kids – all while bypassing parental controls meant to shield them, according to allegations in a bombshell lawsuit filed by San Diego County officials on Monday.

San Diego County sues AppLovin over adult ads shown to children

Penalties of up to $2,500 per violation are sought, and its SDK sits in 73% of top ad-supported mobile games. What could follow for advertisers and developers?

AppLovin Skirts Controls To Show Kids Explicit Ads, Suit Says

The county of San Diego lodged a lawsuit Monday alleging digital advertising platform AppLovin Corp. strips away parental controls meant to shield children from sexual and violent material in order to steer graphic ads to children and harvest their sensitive information to train its artificial intelligence.

San Diego County sues AppLovin over explicit ads on kids’ devices

San Diego County has sued AppLovin, a mobile advertising technology company. The county alleges that AppLovin bypassed parental controls to serve ads for adult dating services, alcohol, vaping and graphic sexual content in games played by children. The complaint was filed with San Diego Superior Court on Monday, Bloomberg reported. According to the complaint, AppLovin […] This story continues at The Next Web

San Diego Sues AppLovin Over Explicit Ads Shown to Kids’ Devices

San Diego County has filed a lawsuit against mobile advertising technology company AppLovin Corp., alleging that it bypassed parental controls to serve ads for adult dating services, alcohol, vaping and graphic sexual content in games played by children.

San Diego authorities have filed a lawsuit against AppLovin over adult advertisements in children’s games

While AppLovin is involved in a lawsuit with Unity, the authorities in San Diego County, USA, have turned against it. The reason for this is the company’s advertising practices.