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Ad revenue up 23% YoY

There is a fair bit of my search that has moved to search which I don't think there is any advertising dollars in at the moment.

With supply chain issues, there's no point in advertising goods that you can't sell, so it makes sense.

Also companies realizing ads don't work

Google and FB being valued in the trillions is a pretty good indicator that ads do work

No, it’s simply an indicator that companies have spent money on ads.