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Is this the same supersonic as supersonicads? If it is, the only time I have ever seen them is basically convincing children like me at the time to download mal
by ev1 4y ago
Is this the same supersonic as supersonicads? If it is, the only time I have ever seen them is basically convincing children like me at the time to download malware in exchange for $0.01 in free to play mobile game credits...
The ads they served were absolute bottom of the barrel awful, no legitimate brands, not even like clash of clans or anything - half their 'offers' were lockscreen ad APKs that installed themselves as unremovable device administrators that would kill play store and settings if you tried to open them.
If you played F2P games, mobile games, korean free MMOs probably starting from a few years ago, maybe half a decade ago, you will likely eventually remember SupersonicAds, Peanutlabs, Tapjoy (also purchased by ironsource), Matomy.
Tapjoy (now IS) would not pay out even after you installed the shitware: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/01/ftc-requires-mobile-advertising-company-stop-misleading-users-about-game-rewards https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/01/...
SupersonicAds would collect IMEI, ESN, etc as long as they could https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_events/1223263/privacyconbugfixesprivacyleakssubmission_0.pdf https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_events/122... + wrote code bad enough and delivered their loaders over plaintext http to the point that google play was blocking apps including their sdk at one point
- ravivyas 4y agoNope.. different. That being said .. many Mobile game ads are .. questionable.. but work for the publishers because you can trust humans to do shitty things. Check out https://www.reddit.com/r/shittymobilegameads/ https://www.reddit.com/r/shittymobilegameads/
- shmatt 4y agoDifferent, but they also bought Supersonic Ads. I knew a handful of their employees, it was a good company until IronSource took over in 2015. Every single one tried to pinch their nose and stay on at IronSource but left within months
- ev1 4y agoso IS owns both "supersonic studios" and "supersonic ads"? (though unsure if there is a difference anymore since the latter redirects to supersonic.com)