Ozy Media Is Shutting Down

After a steady drumbeat of increasingly bad news about its business operations, Ozy Media is shutting down, according to The New York Times. The company, founded in 2013 by Carlos Watson and business partner Samir Rao, faced a slew of damning reports that began when Rao was accused of impersonating a YouTube executive on an…

Democrats Press For Curbs On ‘Manipulative’ Marketing Aimed At Kids

The Kids Internet Design and Safety Act would prohibit website operators from recommending “unboxing” videos and other forms of influencer marketing to users under 16.

Google Ads Budget Reports Make Campaign Spend Easier To Understand

Google Ads has launched budget reports to visualize monthly campaign-spend behavior. Many advertisers find budget behavior in Google Ads difficult to understand, especially for daily budgets.