- FTC Gets Extra Time To Beef Up Antitrust Case Against Facebook
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 23, 2021
The FTC was granted an additional three weeks to reformulate its antitrust complaint against Facebook. ...
- Microsoft Knocked Out Of No. 1 Spot As Most Impersonated Brand In Phishing Emails
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, July 23, 2021
Credit Agricole is first, and Facebook second among the 25 most victimized companies. ...
- Bill Seeks To Strip Websites Of Protections For False COVID-19 Information Posted By Users
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 22, 2021
President Joe Biden recently accused Facebook of "killing people" by allowing false information about the COVID-19 vaccines to spread on the platform. ...
- How Facebook's Newsletter Platform Threatens Publishers
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, July 23, 2021
The main goal of Bulletin is build a stable of writers that support Facebook's goal to keep people engaged on its platforms ...
- JetBlue, Mastercard Play Up NYC Street Cred
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, July 21, 2021
The social media effort invites New Yorkers and beyond to rediscover the Big Apple this summer. ...
- New Book On Zuck & Co. To Cluck Over
Social Media Insider, Phyllis Fine - Wednesday, July 21, 2021
From "NYT" review: "An Ugly Truth" "provides the kind of satisfaction you might get if you hired a private investigator to track a cheating spouse:." ...
- Promo Ace: Email Leads Redemptions, Beating Web And Social
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, July 20, 2021
The highest email rate was in the Animals & Pets category -- 44%, RevTrax reports. ...
- Sinclair Spins Off Digital Arm, Will Operate As Stand-Alone MarTech Services Company
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Compulse, known as the digital arm of Sinclair Broadcasting Group, on Tuesday plans to announce its transition into a stand-alone omnichannel marTech and managed services company to power and suppo ...
- Governments Make Greater Push To Delete Twitter Content
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, July 16, 2021
India led the way during the last half of 2020, making 128 demands, followed by Turkey with 108. ...
- ENGINE Lets Ad Media Buyers Build, Target Profiles In One Platform
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, July 15, 2021
It launches with an undisclosed agency client to help media buyers build and target audiences efficiently. ...
- Twitter's Fleets Format To Disappear, Just Weeks After Ads Test Commenced
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, July 15, 2021
Twitter, which began testing full-screen ads in its Fleets messages just last month, has suddenly announced the format's demise as of Aug. 3, saying it didn't generate enough new us ...
- Florida Wants Appellate Court To Reinstate Law Banning 'Deplatforming'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Florida officials will ask a federal appellate court to lift a block on a state law that imposes sweeping restrictions on social media companies' ability to moderate content. ...
- Texas Governor Pushes Unconstitutional Crackdown On Social Media
Social Media Insider, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 13, 2021
A proposed Texas social media bill would prohibit large platforms from blocking, banning or demonetizing users based on their political opinions. ...
- LinkedIn And hiQ Continue Battle Over Users' Data
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 12, 2021
Data harvesting presents a "grave threat to privacy," LinkedIn argues in its latest attempt to prevent hiQ from scraping information about users. ...
- Texas AG Agrees To Stop Blocking Critics
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 12, 2021
Ken Paxton has unblocked critics on Twitter, and has agreed that he won't again block people from his account based on their political views. ...
- TikTok To Automate Violative Video Removals; Facebook, Twitter Slammed For Racist Posts About Soccer Players
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, July 13, 2021
TikTok hopes to speed the removal of harmful content by applying automation where it is more efficient than humans. Meanwhile, Facebook and Twitter are taking heat in the U.K. f ...
- Toyota Halts Donations To Insurrectionist Lawmakers
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Saturday, July 10, 2021
The decision to reverse its stance comes after the automaker was targeted by the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump political action committee. ...
- Formula E, Envision Virgin Racing Prep For New York City E-Prix
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, July 8, 2021
"The Times Square activation provides the perfect earned media moment to complement the targeted, paid media activity," says Formula E's Henry Chilcott. ...
- Teens Make Hashtags #CoolAgain
Marketing Insider, Aaron Paquette - Friday, July 9, 2021
According to the Los Angeles Times, several trends fuel the unlikely resurrection of the long-loathed hashtag. The first is the rise of TikTok. ...
- Athletes Make Us Rethink Sports Sponsorship
Media Insider, Maarten Albarda - Friday, July 9, 2021
I believe the best value in sports sponsorship is in direct commercial relationships with athletes themselves. ...
- Trump Sues Social Platforms For 'Censoring' Him
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Former President Donald Trump has sued Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for allegedly violating the First Amendment by suspending his account after the January 6 riot in Washington, D.C. ...
- Report: Social Media Helps GenZers Cope With Loneliness
MAD, Amy Corr - Wednesday, July 7, 2021
A study finds that 26% of Generation Z spend five hours or more a day on TikTok, and 18% spend a similar amount of time on YouTube. ...
- Disruption & Innovation: The 2 North Stars for Marketers
MediaPost Connect, Lisa Singer - Tuesday, July 13, 2021
eos' CMO Soyoung Kang talks taking risks, human connections and why it's always good to do some tinkering. So what does a disruptor do in his or her daily wo ...
- Nextdoor Steps In Line To Go Public Under Ticker 'KIND'
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Neighborhood network Nextdoor plans to become a publicly traded company through Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. II, which will serve as a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). ...
- People Spend Nearly 2 1/2 Hours Daily On Social Media
Social Media Insider, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, July 7, 2021
We Are Social and Hootsuite's report outlines the expanded use of social media, with 45% of users aged 16 to 64 searching for brand information. ...
- Pinterest's Ban Of Weight-Loss Ads Pushes Brands To Ditch Age-Old Strategies
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Sarah Mahoney - Friday, July 2, 2021
Pinterest says changes reflect a psychological shift in its users, with searches up for "body neutrality" and "stop body-shaming quotes." ...
- Giving Up The Snark
Media Insider, Kaila Colbin - Friday, July 2, 2021
Every time I'm tempted to throw out a quick one-liner, I ask myself: Am I trying to make things better, or am I trying to make myself feel better? ...
- Judge Blocks Florida Restrictions On Social Media Platforms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 30, 2021
A federal judge largely blocked enforcement of a new Florida law that would have imposed sweeping restrictions on social media companies, including a prohibition on banning politicians. ...
- Facebook's Bulletin Newsletter Service Debuts
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Writers can self-publish their work and charge for subscriptions and content. ...
- Instagram's Test Of Revenue Sharing Opens Door For Monetized Content
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Publishers have complained that digital advertising giants, such as Facebook and Google, don't adequately compensate them for content. ...
