The Russians were revealed the ways to avoid annoying ads on social networks
Alexey Fedorov, Avast: to avoid targeted advertising, you need to disable the geolocation Alexey Fedorov, head of the Avast antivirus office in Russia and the CIS, told how to avoid viewing intrusive ads on social networks. He revealed ways to bypass advertising in an interview with Gazeta.Ru. According to the expert, in order to get rid of annoying targeted advertising, you need to turn off location tracking in all applications in the smartphone settings. He clarified that such a function is available for all devices. Fedorov also urged to ignore advertisements and immediately scroll through them. He explained that social networks monitor not only whether a person has watched an advertisement, but also how much time he spent reading it. Another recommendation from the expert concerned the use of profiles and email addresses. “In some social networks, for example, in TikTok, it is possible to view content without registration. If