Mediagazer: Documents show TikTok is beta testing a native audience ad network that lets advertisers target users across third-party apps in addition to TikTok (Shoshana Wodinsky/Adweek)

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Shoshana Wodinsky / Adweek:

Documents show TikTok is beta testing a native audience ad network that lets advertisers target users across third-party apps in addition to TikTok — The program is being beta-tested in East Asia right now — TikTok's viral videos of the #GuacDance and kombucha taste tests might soon be used to target you with ads in other apps.

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