Big Freedia Drops Royal Bud Cannabis Line to ‘Represent the Underrepresented’

Hip-hop trailblazer Big Freedia may be best known for hit collaborations with megastars like Beyonc? and Drake, popular solo records and television appearances on P-Valley, Real Housewives of Atlanta, RuPaul’s Drag Race and her own critically-lauded Fuse series. But her domain is expanding beyond media–she’s also a published author–with a boutique hotel and nightclub planned…

Cashmere Is Rearranging Its Leadership Team

Cashmere was born out of a garage in Inglewood, Calif. At the time, the agency had seven employees. Today, it has almost 200. The shop, which merged with Media.Monks in September and is Taco Bell’s first culture agency of record, just made two new hires–Eric Erickson as chief operating officer and Rebecca Williams as vice…

Coca-Cola Rolls Out First Spot for 2022 FIFA World Cup

As people around the globe prepare for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to begin on Nov. 20 in Qatar, Coca-Cola has kicked off its marketing campaign focused on the sporting event. Building on its “Real Magic” global platform, which debuted last year, a new 60-second spot points to what’s possible as a crowd of…

California Lawmakers Pass Bill Restricting Data Collection From Minors

Lawmakers in California this week passed a bill that would restrict data collection by websites “likely to be accessed” by minors under 18.

Trump’s Truth Social Delayed For Release In Google Play Store

Google is holding up the approval process for Truth Social’s Android app for distribution in its Play Store, and says the app lacks sufficient content moderation to plan on a release date.

Meta Allows Users To Post NFTs On Instagram And Facebook

Instagram users who have access to post NFTs on the social platform can now share posts with their digital collectibles on Facebook. Users can also connect crypto-wallets to Facebook and Instagram in
order to post NFTs minted on the Ethereum, Polygon, and Flow blockchains.

Samsung TV Plus Rebranded, Sees Growth In Viewing Hours

As its free, ad-supported TV/video on-demand service is rebranded today, Samsung Electronics says the service has seen 100% user growth over the past 12 months to nearly three billion viewing hours
streamed globally.

FTC Lacks Valid Grounds To Challenge ‘Supernatural’ Purchase, Meta Tells Court

“Lina Khan brought with her to the Commission a preset agenda; she has stated consistently and in blunt terms that Meta should never be allowed to acquire any other company, regardless of the facts
as to any such transaction — and without regard to governing law,” Meta writes in papers filed in federal court.