- Android Ad Identifier Violates EU Privacy Law, Activist Claims
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 7, 2021
An Android device identifier used for ad targeting violates European privacy laws, Austrian activist Max Schrems alleges in a new complaint filed with the French data protection authority. ...
- Cannes Lions Festival Going All Digital For Second Straight Year
MAD, Steve McClellan - Wednesday, April 7, 2021
The awards portion of the event will return (it was cancelled last year) and cover two years of work. ...
- Pinterest Launches Its First B2B Ad Campaign
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, April 1, 2021
Pinterest launched its first B2B campaign Thursday in 6 global markets to help brands reach the 83% of weekly users who make purchases based on content on the site. ...
- Advertisers Lose Bid To Block Apple's App Privacy Changes In France
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, March 17, 2021
France's competition regulator declined to block the coming changes, but said it will continue its investigation into whether the changes favor Apple's interests over those of third-party apps, ...
- U.S. Ranks 23 For Ad-Block Software Download Queries
Research Intelligencer, Joe Mandese - Friday, March 5, 2021
European nations such as France, Sweden, Denmark, and Canada in North America are among the nations whose internet users have shown the greatest intent to search for and likely insta ...
- Google To Pay $1.3M For Misleading Star Ratings For Hotels In France
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Google's fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) may seem small, but the reason behind it will hurt the company's reputation much more than the financial loss. ...
- Pluto TV To Be France's First Free, Ad-Supported Streamer
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, January 21, 2021
Now in 24 countries, Pluto's next international launch will be in Italy late this year. ...
- Microsoft And Verizon Media Expand Partnership
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, January 21, 2021
Microsoft and Verizon Media are taking a "brand-safety approach," relying more on premium inventory than user-generated content to drive traffic. The partnership reaches more than 226 million unique users month ...
- France Resumes Collecting Digital Taxes From Google, Others
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, December 30, 2020
France has resumed collecting digital taxes on big tech companies like Google. Earlier this year, France and a few other European countries agreed that tech companies should pay more tax ...
- French Regulators Fine Google, Amazon Over Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 10, 2020
In an online privacy crackdown, French authorities have fined Google $121 million and Amazon $43 million over their use of cookies for ad-targeting purposes. ...
- Amazon Steps Up Actions To Tackle Sale Of Counterfeit Goods On Its Platform In U.S., Europe
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Amazon this week launched several initiatives to crack down on trademark issues and counterfeiting across its marketplace. ...
- French Email Firm Offers Algorithm-Driven Templates
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Smart Templates analyzes websites and suggests customized email templates, the company says. ...
- Holiday Shoppers Are Spending More Or The Same As In 2019: Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, November 9, 2020
But many want personalized suggestions, and others plan to rely on social media, McKinsey reports. ...
- IAB Wants A Say In Apple's Privacy Settings
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 29, 2020
IAB calls for "collective development of technical standards and operating practices" by browser and operating system developers. ...
- IAB France, Others Bring Antitrust Complaint In EU Against Apple Over Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Business groups including the Interactive Advertising Bureau France have filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in Europe over planned opt-in privacy settings. ...
- Google Set To Strike A Deal With French Government On News
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Google is set to reach a deal to pay French publishers for their news used on its platform, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The deal would come on the eve ...
- Marketing Platform Sendinblue Raises $160 Million In Funding
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, October 1, 2020
Initially focused on email, the company has added support for several other channels, and will use the funds to increase its external growth activities, build its product offering and ga ...
- Global Shudder: How Businesses And Customers Are Reacting To COVID-19
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, September 10, 2020
More people are shopping online -- and they tend to favor firms that treated them fairly during the COVID-19 pandemic, Experian reports. ...
- Apple Passes Digital, Value-Added Tax Increases On To Developers
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, September 3, 2020
Apple has announced it will raise charges for developers selling on the local App Stores in a variety of countries to pay for the upcoming taxes and increase in forei ...
- Researchers Find Over 10 Billion Exposed Records In Unsecured Databases: Report
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Friday, July 31, 2020
Almost 10.5 billion pieces of consumer data, including email addresses, have been discovered in nearly 10,000 unsecured databases in 20 countries, NordPass reports. The countries with the most exposed recor ...
- Vive La Difference: How Consumer Sentiment Has Changed Post-Pandemic
Research Intelligencer, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Nielsen has published a unique, interesting analysis of shifting consumer sentiment following the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, which utilizes its VisualDNA Personality Survey methodology --a non-incentivized psychometric assessment that trigge ...
- Publicly Available Data Is Personal, French Data Authority Rules
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, June 19, 2020
The French data authority CNIL says publicly available contact information is entitled to protection, according to CPO magazine. ...
- France Gives Social Sites Just An Hour To Take Down Offensive Content
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, May 15, 2020
A law just passed in France will give social media companies just one hour's notice to remove offending content, "BBC News" reports. ...
- Sarbacane Group Acquires Datananas, B2B Lead Prospecting Firm
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 27, 2020
Sarbacane Group is the parent of Mailify, a firm that helps B2B brands with their email and other communications. ...
- COVID-19 Tracking App Causes Privacy Row In France
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The French Government is in a privacy standoff with Apple and Google over its new COVID-19 tracking app, the "BBC" reports. Minsters want the app to reveal more personal informati ...
- Google Must Negotiate With French Publishers On Copyright
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, April 17, 2020
The French copyright regulator has ruled Google must negotiate with publishers for the rights to feature their content in general search results as well as news search results. "Press Gazett ...
- Google Vs Publishers -- It's A Copyright Puzzle
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Friday, April 17, 2020
Google will now need to pay, to take a line from French publishers -- but don't media companies want free traffic? ...
- Publicis Groupe Discloses $500 Million Cost-Cutting Plan As It Issues Q1 Results Early
MAD, Larissa Faw - Monday, April 13, 2020
The Groupe posted net revenue of $2.71 billion (EUR2.48 billion), up 17.1% for the period, with an organic revenue decline of 2.9%, in line with internal expectations. ...
- French Regulators Hit Apple With $1.23 Billion Fine, Charge Anti-Competitive Practices
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, March 16, 2020
The French Competition Authority determined that Apple engaged in such behavior while distributing its products from 2005 through 2013. ...
- Microsoft Bing Tracks COVID-19 Confirmed Cases, Aggregates Data And Articles
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Saturday, March 14, 2020
Microsoft Bing has launched a COVID-19 Tracker website that provides details on confirmed cases as well as active cases, recoveries, and fatalities. The map is interactive and changes frequently. ...
