Instagram introduced new ways for people whose accounts have been hacked to resolve the issues and return to the platform, and it detailed steps it is testing to help prevent account hacking in the first place. Users who are unable to login to their account can go to Instagram.com/hacked on desktop or mobile and choose…
‘Degrowth’ Looks as Bad as It Sounds
The same dingy old central planning in a trendy climate wrapper.
How This Short Horror Film Is Confronting Bias Against HIV-Positive People
While medical advancements have been made since the first reported cases of HIV in 1981, there are lingering stigmas tied to the condition as people are still fearful of those living with HIV and AIDS simply due to their prejudice and ignorance of it. As a way to break down the stigma behind HIV, Casey…
McAfee’s New CMO Wants to Drive Emotional Connection With Consumers
Looking to further its efforts in its pure-play consumer shift, McAfee has named Deirdre Findlay svp and chief marketing officer. Findlay joins the online privacy and security business after nearly three years at Cond? Nast as global chief marketing officer and head of consumer revenue. In her new role, Findlay will oversee all worldwide marketing…
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How the Federal Reserve Fed the FTX Meltdown
Central bankers said easy money would last forever. Too bad retail investors took them at their word.
Reddit Adds Latest Feed, Tweaks Home Feed Sort Controls
Reddit continues to tinker with its feed in an effort to make the platform easier to navigate for novices and veterans alike. In September, Reddit added a drop-down menu of feeds to its iOS application, including Home, News and Popular, as well as moving its home feed sorting options into the settings menu, and the…
Why Spotify Opened a Pop-Up Café in Paris
Spotify Wrapped has become a cultural phenomenon. With users being able to view the data and insights collected from their Spotify playlists and share them with the world, the platform now annually creates a viral moment each December. Over the six years since it began Wrapped, the platform has turned data collection into a marketing…
Newspaper AnNahar Gave Its Pages Over to Defunct Publications to Stand for Press Freedom
Lebanese newspaper AnNahar–one of the most prominent media outlets in the Middle East–has garnered international recognition for its bold efforts standing up for freedom of speech and democracy. Its latest stunt continues in the same vein by reviving publications that were shut down due to political pressure and dysfunction. On Dec. 12, readers who picked…
What’s Next in the Ad Tech Vendor Tussle?
Buyers and sellers are constantly looking for ways to improve the efficiency of programmatic supply paths. Ana Milicevic, principal of Sparrow Advisers, Lisa Arnold, vice president of programmatic strategy at Dentsu, and Greg Watkins, founder of AllHipHop.com, sat down with Adweek during our NexTech Summit to discuss the state of the programmatic landscape and what…