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You probably don't know that Google and FB's ads businesses in China are kinda huge, they never left despite the ban, in fact you can still access a special ver
by balola 6y ago
You probably don't know that Google and FB's ads businesses in China are kinda huge, they never left despite the ban, in fact you can still access a special version of Google Maps, their Analytics and Ads both are fine in China.
Chinese apps, games and e-commerce have always been their customers.
As for Tiktok, it was spending like crazy on big platforms at the time, and the product didn't seem popular back then, so why not take that sweet money as much as you can.
- yomly 6y agoI remember about 1.5 years ago I think 90+% of my youtube ads were TikTok. I thought it was my user demographics as my youtube viewing habits probably skewed towards a low-ish age. But maybe Tiktok were just buying a lot of youtube ads. Probably both
- balola 6y agoI was closely monitoring Twitter reactions to the product at the time, your are not alone, there were plenty of people puzzled by why they were seeing those weird ads everywhere and repeatedly.
- jeffbee 6y agoAre you saying that Google et al should not sell advertising services to Chinese companies seeking an international audience?
- baybal2 6y agoYep, Google has a huge office in Foshan (in that hole out of all places..., probably the yet another "new district" deal has oiled the decision)