Duolingo Ad with Adult Content

2 pointsamirmaleki4y ago2 comments

I was using Duolingo to learn French, and after my lesson this showed up:

https://imgur.com/1NkRZq4

Isn't Duolingo an app for every age?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo

I know they aren't in charge of the advertisement and they do it via a third party, but what the hell... What if they show this to a minor? What if a child was learning a language on my phone? :)

2 comments

lhorie4y ago

No, Duolingo is not for all ages, the Duolingo Kids app is the product designed for kids.

It's similar to Youtube in that regard. An "Everyone" rating on play store doesn't mean an app meets regulations related to user age, you need to read the EULA to understand where an app stands legally. For example: letting the user upload a photo avatar runs afoul of COPPA.

As for why you're seeing that ad, it has to do with browsing history tracking by ad networks... (I started to get contextual ads after looking at a specific niche elsewhere myself)

(Disclaimer: my brother works at Duolingo)

amirmalekiOP4y ago

And I also wanna mention that the advertised app, SAX Video Player, is not an adult app.

They are just advertising it that way, and I think it makes it even worse.

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