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The dark side of 'free' mobile games — how developers reverse-engineer your patience to milk ad revenue

By Efosa Udinmwen 3 min read 3 views 0 comments
The dark side of 'free' mobile games — how developers reverse-engineer your patience to milk ad revenue
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Block Blast reportedly earned $127 million from ads, but an investigation uncovered code allegedly manipulating difficulty, player profiling, and incentives to watch ads.

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