ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

In-image advertising

In-image advertising is when advertisements are put onto pictures that people see on websites or social media. You know how sometimes you see pictures online with words or other things on them? Well, with in-image advertising, those words or things might actually be ads!

When you click on the picture, the ad will usually take you to a website where you can learn more about the thing the ad is trying to sell. That's how the people who made the ad are trying to get more people to learn about what they're selling.

It's important to remember that not all pictures online have ads on them, and not all ads are in pictures either. But sometimes, you might see an ad when you're looking at a picture online!
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