Advertising may help pay for hosting and maintenance, but it does not buy influence over TKB guide conclusions, rankings, corrections or the evidence standards applied to a page.
Current model
A standalone Monetag In-Page Push banner is available on the main TKB Gaming homepage and three reviewed MissionChief editorial pages. Monetag describes this format as an in-page banner that does not require a browser push subscription. It is a separate, single-format zone; the previous MultiTag integration remains removed after it was confirmed to open an advertising tab from an ordinary page click. The MissionChief allowlist contains its command-centre homepage, Start Here, and Airside Trespasser response guide. Every other current page is explicitly advertising-disabled with no active format.
These four routes share the same single-format zone and browser-local consent choice. Its third-party tag does not load until a visitor chooses Allow passive ad; choosing No thanks or sending Global Privacy Control keeps it blocked. If allowed, it starts after the page and its core interface, while normal navigation, buttons and blank-page clicks remain under TKB control. We do not sell disguised editorial coverage, and paid influence cannot convert an unverified claim into a recommendation.
Consent and control
After the homepage choice is granted, TKB loads Monetag's standalone In-Page Push tag from nap5k.com. That request necessarily exposes network and browser information such as the visitor's IP address, user agent, page and referrer to the provider, and Monetag or its advertising partners may use cookies or device identifiers under their own policies and applicable consent requirements. The format does not request browser notification permission or register a push-notification service worker. The exact provider disclosure and choice controls are published on the Privacy & Consent page.
The local retirement worker exists only to unsubscribe and unregister the earlier notification worker; it imports no third-party code and makes no advertising request.
Where ads do not belong
Every current route outside those four explicitly reviewed pages is advertising-free. That includes private administration, API and server endpoints, 404 and error pages, policy pages, installers, update feeds, metadata responses, direct downloads and all other guides, tools, mission dossiers and fleet-gallery pages. Existing rights-restricted and family-specific advertising-free decisions, including Palworld and TKB Soundscape, remain fully in force.
The default-deny rule is enforced during every build: only the reviewed routes, existing single-format zone and script host are allowlisted, all other HTML must be marked disabled with no active format, and the retired takeover and AdSense runtimes are rejected. New public content starts disabled. Another route can change only after its rights, provider, format and placement are separately reviewed and explicitly allowlisted. Asset ownership and reuse decisions remain published in the Media Rights Register.
Pop-ups, pop-unders, page-wide click handlers, click-triggered redirects, direct-link takeovers, interstitial or vignette overlays, browser push-subscription or system notification ads and any format that opens an external page from an ordinary site control are prohibited. Ads must never imitate navigation, obscure critical content, interfere with controls, force accidental clicks or materially degrade mobile use.
Editorial separation
Guide subjects are chosen because players need them and TKB has useful experience or evidence to contribute. Advertising revenue does not decide which game is covered, which vehicle is recommended, which strategy wins a comparison or whether a correction is published.
The evidence hierarchy and correction process are defined in the Editorial & Verification Policy and apply whether a page is monetised or not.
Placement and review standard
Before enabling inventory, we require explicit rights approval for the route and its assets, approve the provider and exact format, and check that the page contains substantial original value, has a clear content purpose, provides working navigation and does not duplicate a large programmatic record estate. A provider-rendered in-page banner must remain bounded to its own advertising surface, preserve keyboard and pointer controls, stay distinguishable from TKB content and never cover a critical interaction. A remote configuration that adds another format, intercepts page clicks or takes over the viewport fails this standard.
Build audits allow only the reviewed routes, approved zone and host, reject the retired domains, zone identifiers and notification worker, and keep every other route fail-closed. Browser audits exercise normal links, blank page areas and interactive controls while checking for pop-ups, new tabs and external top-level navigation. Production verification repeats the static boundary after deployment. Questions about advertising, consent or an inappropriate placement can be sent through the Contact page. Reports should include the URL, device, approximate time and a screenshot where possible. Confirmed problems are treated as product defects and corrected through the same protected release process as guide issues.
Published and last reviewed by TKB Gaming on 12 September 2026.