Wordle now has ad trackers, remains free to play


Though the NYT has so far kept its promise to keep viral game Wordle free to play, a software engineer discovered that it now has ad trackers. — Reuters

While Wordle continues to be free to play after being bought over by The New York Times, users will now reportedly be tracked while playing it.

Software engineer Ben Adida tweeted that the media company had modified the game’s coding to include tracking.

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