Reviews of Ad Observer

By: Online Political Transparency Project at NYU

List of user reviews and ratings for Ad Observer

Total ratings

3.90 (Rating count: 21)

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Review summary

Pros

Good idea and will hopefully generate useful data.
Supports democracy and research initiatives.
Created by a team from reputable universities and supported by non-profits.

Cons

The project has been closed due to funding shortfalls.
Causes compatibility issues with other services like YouTube TV on Firefox Linux.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 3.90

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Date	Author	Rating	Comment
2025-04-06	远离*****

2025-02-09	敬念*****

2024-04-04	ja*****		"Transition to Static "Based on a funding shortfall, NYU Cybersecurity for Democracy have come to the difficult decision to mothball the ongoing Ad Observatory project.." Appears this project has been closed, see https://adobservatory.org/transition-to-static
"Transition to Static "Based on a funding shortfall, NYU Cybersecurity for Democracy have come to the difficult decision to mothball the ongoing Ad Observatory project.." Appears this project has been closed, see https://adobservatory.org/transition-to-static

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