- Preserve Section 230, Watchdogs Urge Biden
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Dozens of civil rights groups and other watchdogs are urging the new administration to avoid repealing or weakening Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a 25-year-old media law th ...
- Court Won't Revive Journalist's Lawsuit Against Twitter
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 25, 2021
A California appellate court has refused to revive Canadian journalist Meghan Murphy's claims that she was wrongly suspended from Twitter for allegedly violating its "hateful conduct" policy by misgendering peo ...
- Xaxis North America President Talks About Brand Safety
Data & Programmatic Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 25, 2021
More than ever, brands must take online measures to protect their image against damaging influences. It's no longer an option to have ads run near questionable or inappropriate content. ...
- Amazon Doesn't Have To Host Parler, Judge Rules
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 21, 2021
Amazon isn't required to host "the kind of abusive, violent content at issue in this case, particularly in light of the recent riots at the U.S. Capitol," U.S. District Cou ...
- AI Sways Judgment On Breaking News, Misinformation, Study Suggests
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, January 21, 2021
Should social media and search engines lean on AI to determine whether news informs or misinforms? Research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute suggests AI can help readers make better judgements ...
- Sen. Marco Rubio Calls On Twitter's Jack Dorsey To Explain 'Content Moderation Process'
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Sen. Marco Rubio's letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey requested an explanation for the company's failure to remove or label a falsified image posted by a member of the Chine ...
- Former Google Software Engineer Claims YouTube Erasing 'Dislikes' For Biden Video
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, January 21, 2021
The videos were uploaded or streamed from the official White House government YouTube page. In the example posted by Vorhies, no one has contested his assertion. The post has receiv ...
- Apple May Lift Parler Block, If Parler Beefs Up Content Moderation
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 15, 2021
"If they get their moderation together, they would be back on there," CEO Tim Cook says. ...
- Mailchimp Blocks Pro-Gun Lobby Group's Email: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, January 15, 2021
The Virginia Citizens Defense League chief claims the group had not violated Mailchimp's policy with emails. ...
- Google: Should Data, Technology Make Companies More Proactive Vs. Reactive?
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, January 14, 2021
Google's neural network-based techniques that utilize natural-language processing aim to identify trends rather than be reactive. ...
- Google Reportedly Hiding Some Australian News Site Content In Search Results
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, January 14, 2021
Reports suggest Google has been hiding some Australian news sites from search results, a move that shows how Google controls what people see on the internet. ...
- Snapchat Will Permanently Ban Trump As Of January 20
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, January 14, 2021
Snapchat, which cut the Trump account's visibility back in June because of its inflammatory content, said Trump had violated its user terms dozens of times. ...
- Google To Pause Political Ads Through Inauguration Following YouTube's Ban On Trump
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Google will suspend political ads along with any reference to "impeachment, inauguration or protests at the U.S. Capitol" beginning Thursday. The ban will run through the day after President-elect J ...
- How Data Models May Have Helped Prevent Chaos At Capitol Building
Data & Programmatic Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 11, 2021
Advertisers use data models to determine the "perfect" message to target consumers with ads at specific moments. Why can't data models built on sentiment and interests predict violence? ...
- 2021 Ad-Buying Changes Ensure Placement On Safe Havens
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Peer39 made the technology for ad placement available through controls on demand-side platforms from Amobee, MediaMath, Verizon Media, and Xandr. A monthly benchmark follows the progress of the 4A's a ...
- Senate Rebuffs Trump On Section 230 Repeal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Saturday, December 12, 2020
Rejecting a demand by President Trump, the Senate on Friday passed a defense spending bill that doesn't include a repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Earlier th ...
- Google, YouTube To Let Users Opt Out Of Gambling, Alcohol Ads
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, December 10, 2020
The feature will begin in Ad Settings in the U.S. with YouTube Ads, then in Google Ads and YouTube globally in early 2021. Countries with legal restrictions against serving gambli ...
- Senate Democrats Aim To Block Simington's Confirmation To FCC
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 7, 2020
Simington is a "deeply dangerous" nominee, and his appointment would result in gridlock at the FCC, Senator Richard Blumenthal said Monday. ...
- Centro Becomes First DSP To Integrate With OpenWeb, Keeps 'Conversations Civil'
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, December 4, 2020
The partnership gives Centro the ability to deliver programmatic ads to 1,000 premium publishers. ...
- FCC Chairman Pai To Exit In January
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 30, 2020
Ajit Pai, who shepherded the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules, said he will step down Jan. 20, when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in. ...
- YouTube Temporarily Bans OANN For Posting COVID-19 Cure Video
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 24, 2020
YouTube has barred One America News Network from posting new videos for a week after it uploaded a video promoting a COVID-19 cure. "After careful review, we removed a vid ...
- Trump Reportedly Will Approve Confederate Name Removals -- If Section 230 Repealed
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, November 20, 2020
President Trump reportedly will approve legislation to remove Confederate leaders names' from military bases if the bill also repeals Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the media law th ...
- Twitter CEO Suggests Giving Users More Control Over Algorithms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Facebook's and Twitter's CEOs both said at a Senate hearing Tuesday that they support reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act -- the 26-year-old media law that protects onli ...
- LinkedIn Reports Inflated Metrics, Led To Overcharges
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, November 13, 2020
LinkedIn found two metrics glitches that led the platform to miscalculate videos and impressions, but says it will provide refunds and offer more transparency in the future. ...
- FCC Unlikely To Issue New Regulations For Web Publishers, Starks Predicts
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, November 12, 2020
It will be "very hard" for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to move forward with new rules for Section 230 before President-Elect Joe Biden takes office, FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks s ...
- YouTube Refuses To Kill Video Claiming Trump Victory, Election Fraud
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, November 5, 2020
YouTube removed ads from the video, from Trump-promoting, right-wing One America News Network, because it violates YouTube policies by "undermining confidence in elections with demonstrably false information," says one spokesperso ...
- Google Jigsaw Demonstrates Link Between Search Engines And Conspiracy Theories, Misinformation
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Combating conspiracy theories and removing dangerously misleading content has been daunting during the 2020 election period for tech firms. ...
- Sports TV Piracy Remains A Major Challenge
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 26, 2020
Among regular TV sports viewers, 83% access illegal pirated streaming content at least once a week across the globe either paid-for or free, a recent report finds. The Middle Ea ...
- Facebook Finally To Launch Its Oversight Board
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, October 23, 2020
Facebook users will have the option to appeal the platform's decisions to censor some posts through an oversight board. ...
- FCC Counsel Defends Plan To Tinker With Web Publishers' Legal Protections
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 22, 2020
When Ajit Pai took over as FCC chairman, he promised to "fire up the weed whacker" and dismantle the previous administration's regulations. But his deregulatory approach doesn't apply to conte ...
