Android Central shuts down as ad dollars keep draining from tech media to influencers
alexmacgregor__ · x · 2026-10-01
Rene Ritchie mourned the shutdown of Android Central, adding it to the graveyard alongside iMore and AnandTech. Commenting on the post, alexmacgregor argues traditional tech media has been imploding for years, driven largely by Google/Meta sucking ad dollars out of the system and brands shifting budgets to influencers — a loss of rigour and insight, but an irreversible trend.
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