Month: October 2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act wants to making opting out of data collection as easy as clicking a button. But for publishers, advertisers and ad tech companies, it’s not so simple. On Tuesday, the Interactive Advertising Bureau and the IAB Tech Lab released the first draft of a compliance framework to help companies handle the… Continue reading »

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Financial independence is one of the many markers used to designate the crossover from childhood into young adulthood, and it’s a milestone most Americans (64%) think young adults should reach by the time they are 22 years old, according to a new Pew Research Center study. But that’s not the reality for most young adults […]

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Gaming has long shouldered an unfair legacy, requiring its defenders–most often gamers themselves–to fend off stereotypes and gross misinformation. While skeptics continue to wrongfully trace the world’s ills back to the ever-evolving industry, scientists have studied the increasingly positive effects gaming can have on memory, accuracy and problem-solving. To highlight these largely unsung benefits, gaming…

The Facebook CEO will appear before the House Financial Services Committee—ostensibly to discuss the cryptocurrency, but the questions could range far beyond.

TikTok released a series of six safety videos featuring popular creators on its platform. The video creation application said the videos are intended to drive awareness of safety and privacy features that are available to users, as well as to illustrate how to use those features. TikTok director of creator community Kudzi Chikumbu said in…

National Geographic is turning its Instagram account over to the women this week. The science, adventure and exploration content publisher is celebrating its Women of Impact month, highlighted by the November issue of its magazine, which debuted Oct. 15. National Geographic director of Instagram Josh Raab said in an interview that this issue of the…

Halloween is still more than a week away, but it’s already beginning to look at lot like Christmas on Lifetime. After returning to the holiday space last year with its six-week It’s a Wonderful Lifetime event, the network is going all in on Christmas in 2019. Starting on Friday, Lifetime will air Christmas and holiday-themed…

Halloween was the hottest Hot Topic on Facebook in September, according to Facebook IQ, the social network’s research arm, while Labor Day edged out the trick-or-treaters on Instagram. Friday the 13th was also a strong performer on both platforms in the holidays and events category. The National Football League dominated sports talk on both platforms,…

In a new report, Penn State political scientists say that it’s not the recommendation engine, but the communities that form around right-wing content.