Australia Bans Social Media For Users Under 16 Amid Backlash
The new laws – touted as a “world leading” policy approach aimed at protecting vulnerable young users from unsafe exposure online – demand that tech giants like Instagram, Facebook and TikTok bar
minors from logging in, or else they could face fines up to $32 million.
minors from logging in, or else they could face fines up to $32 million.
Google Facing Ad Antitrust Suit In Canada
Canada’s Competition Tribunal, the Competition Bureau watchdog, said it seeks to end Google’s dominance and anticompetitive practice and restore competition in the country’s online ad marketplace.
Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for Fri, 29 Nov 2024
American Coup Reveals How Journalism Aided the 1898 Wilmington Massacre
Stop us if this scenario sounds familiar: A closely-watched election; voters split along party–and racial–lines; misinformation circulated as journalism; and an undercurrent of violence that grows stronger as voters head to the polls. That may sound like the presidential election cycle Americans just lived through, but those same events played out over 126 years ago…
Your Black Friday Buys Could Show Up on the Las Vegas Sphere
As you’re scrolling through Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals this week, your purchases just might make an appearance on the Las Vegas Sphere. Shopify worked with Sphere to create a real-time activation on the structure’s Exosphere–which it claims is the world’s largest LED screen–enveloping Sin City’s immersive, globe-shaped venue. That screen opened up to…
The Q5 Advantage: How Smart Marketers Are Turning Post-Holiday Silence Into Revenue
While the marketing world fixates on Q4’s holiday rush, a golden opportunity lurks in plain sight: Q5, the “invisible quarter.” Forget the myth that consumers hibernate after the holidays. With 45% of consumers actively hunting for post-holiday deals, this overlooked period isn’t just a marketing lull–it’s your launchpad into Q1. While competitors wind down their…
GroupM, Song First For Telco-Backed Identifier
The identifier, operational in Spain and being rolled out to Germany, France, Italy, Austria and the U.K., enables consumer control over their privacy when engaging with digital marketing.
Tools of the Trade: Lyle Jenks of Bond X
Tools of the Trade is a feature to help highlight the many tools that help make advertising and marketing folks successful. The tools can be anything that helps people perform at their top form, from a favorite drafting table to the best software program to a lucky pen, a vintage typewriter or a pair of…
Week of Nov. 18 Cable News Ratings: Post-Election News Fatigue Continues
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Nov. 18, 2024. All three cable news networks continued to see week-to-week declines in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo in the period following the 2024 presidential election. However, Fox News remained the most-watched of the three major…