Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday voiced support for privacy legislation that could potentially ban online behavioral advertising. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
A class-action suit filed in Illinois claims the retailer's cameras violate shoppers' rights. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney
"Following the reveal of the showy unitard, athletes quipped that they would definitely need a thorough wax to wear the women's piece," according to Business Insider. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik
LinkedIn has begun testing Premium Company Pages, which offer small and medium-sized businesses access to various features like AI-powered content creation for a monthly fee. Read the full story by Colin Kirkland
IAS is expanding its offerings with Meta to include the Global Alliance for Responsible Media category of misinformation. Read the full story by Colin Kirkland
Hint: He's a bigly one. Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The effort includes new custom algos developed by its Kinesso unit, as well as an expansion of an ongoing relationship between its Magna unit and safety platform Zefr. Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Even if you think you could be a potential juror, these days, who could come up clean after teams of lawyers comb through your social media posts? Read the full story by Barbara Lippert
Emails sent to members of Congress are incredibly powerful, much more so that most people think. Read the full story by Dave Morgan
Netflix posted 9.33 million new global paid subscribers -- up 16% vs. Q1 2023 -- to 269.6 million global subscribers and 82.7 million in the U.S. and Canada. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
YouTube is launching a "Select Shorts" ad offering to give advertisers the ability to engage audiences across a variety of content genres by placing their ads alongside best-performing Shorts. Read the full story by Colin Kirkland
That's what my colleague Steve Smith just asked me as we begin finalizing an agenda for our first-ever Planning & Buying Insider Summit. Full disclosure: I'm not an industry insider, … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The company altered its outlook slightly for the year - indicating that it now expects organic growth to be in the 4% to 5% range versus the earlier, more cautious … Read the full story by Steve McClellan
At its upcoming annual meeting in May Publicis Groupe will ask shareholders to pass a resolution to do away with its two-tiered board set-up in favor of a single board … Read the full story by Richard Whitman
"The plain red and yellow billboards don't use a single word or image to advertise McDonald's offerings-and they don't need to," according to "Fast Company." Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik
Upfront TV media buyers expect a soft overall marketplace again, according to media agency execs at the MediaPost Outfront event this week. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Robert MacNeil, who died last week at age 93, may have been the last of his generation of standard-setting broadcast journalists. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
A week stuffed full of FART jokes, sleep-inducing Trump trial news, and prospective juror doxing ended in what was an apparent self-immolation outside the New York City "hush money" trial … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Even after DoubleVerify's correction of X's brand-safety rating, the social messaging platform continues to display harmful and offensive content alongside brands' promotions. The Hyundai account had held a blue checkmark … Read the full story by Colin Kirkland
The vehicle's owner followed instructions from the automaker on how to reboot the vehicle, which took five hours to complete. but did get it working again. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik
Brand director Jeany Mui on the "cultural trendspotting" that led to BIC's positioning its EZ Reach Lighters as "the perfect celebratory accessory" for 4/20. Read the full story by Danielle Oster
Taylor Swift has partnered with TikTok to launch a new in-app campaign to promote her new album, "The Tortured Poets Department." The partnership comes days after the artist uploaded her … Read the full story by Colin Kirkland
Top rookie WNBA players make a base salary of $76,535 a year. Is this a good enough working salary for a growing professional sports league, with sharply rising TV viewership? Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
The Ad Intents format provides a new option for publishers for Auto ads to appear on their websites, but some users are skeptical. The automated ads are for many types … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
In her second Nurtec ODT commercial, the singer focuses her camera on other migraine patients. Read the full story by Barbara Lippert
The biggest challenge brands face is standing out from the crowd. Difference is rare because difference is hard. This challenge will become even harder in the future. Read the full story by J. Walker Smith
Created by BBDO Los Angeles, the campaign does a couple of smart things. For one, it's all about the authentic voice of JB. Read the full story by Barbara Lippert
I can't help worrying when complex issues like AI and GMOs are broad-stroked by the same brush, especially when that brush is in the hands of a marketer. Read the full story by Gord Hotchkiss
DoubleVerify's dashboard showed the wrong data for X advertisers from Oct. 24, 2023 to March 14, 2024, resulting in a brand-safety score as low as 70%, but the company says … Read the full story by Colin Kirkland