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President Trump, incensed that Twitter alerted users to a dubious claim in his tweets, has followed through on a longstanding threat to issue an executive order targeting social media platforms. Read the whole story
In response to price gouging, some publishers such as Google and Facebook have banned keywords such as COVID-19, face mask and hand sanitizer in ... Read the whole story
"As the ongoing public health crisis continues to catalyze children's increased tech use, the FTC must increase its attention to the dangers that minors ... Read the whole story
"Maine's Law is guided by the urgent need to safeguard the privacy of Internet consumers," Attorney General Aaron Frey tells a federal judge. Read the whole story
Tweeting after midnight on Thursday, Trump endorsed the shooting of people looting businesses amid the growing protests in Minneapolis. Read the whole story
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As Facebook and Twitter scramble to defend their fact-checking policies, publishers have an opportunity to showcase their strengths as brand-safe media outlets. Read the whole story
"As children are spending more time online, busy parents deserve the reassurance that the federal government is diligently working to protect the online safety ... Read the whole story
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To everyone who is NOT a Trumper, Nazi, racist or fascist: Close down your account and wait for someone else to open "Facebook II." Read the whole story
COMMENTARYDoes anyone else see the irony in the White House using Twitter to broadcast the live signing of the President's executive order to put ... Read the whole story
Searchmetrics attributes the high rate of no-click activity to searchers not finding what they look for, or search engine results page features such as ... Read the whole story
The algorithm update -- Google Page Experience -- will evaluate the web pages based on users' perceived interaction with them. Read the whole story
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has published some valuable research -- including a series of ongoing tracking studies of the buy-side and the sell-side ... Read the whole story
According to a draft of the order, it will call for the FCC to propose rules about when and how social-media companies edit content ... Read the whole story
Callie Schweitzer has joined LinkedIn as its first marketing editor. She joins from Founder-CEO of consultancy The Callie Co., and previously was Chief Content ... Read the whole story
The big surprise from the pandemic's initial impact on marketing is that it didn't necessarily collapse advertising -- especially digital -- and that it ... Read the whole story
First-quarter 2020 showed YoY ad growth, but the COVID-19 pandemic created significant pricing pressure on CPMs, with digital falling 16%. The IAB released its ... Read the whole story
"Political speech is one of the most sensitive parts in a democracy, and people should be able to see what politicians say," said Facebook's ... Read the whole story
