Meta is pressing a judge to reject Amherst University professor Ethan Zuckerman's request for an order preventing the company from suing over "Unfollow Everything 2.0" -- a tool designed to study how
Facebook's algorithms affect people's health.
Two of the biggest companies have lost their EU court fights and owe billions in fines and taxes.
Amherst University professor Ethan Zuckerman's request for a court order preventing Meta from suing over a research tool is premature because the tool hasn't yet been launched, Meta argues.
In the EU, Google sends less traffic to itself than in the U.S., data shows. The research suggests the European Digital Markets Act could have an impact on the differences.
The Google Political Content Policy now has new settings and policies for digitally manipulated or synthetic content in audio, pictures, and videos, as ad platforms and agencies release partnerships,
services and technology to support campaigns.
Google, Meta, and Microsoft have been spending money and time on studies that suggest their respective companies boost local economies.
To help create and maintain a safer, more accountable AI ecosystem, Meta and Amazon have joined the Frontier Model Forum, an industry-led non-profit organization developed to ensure "safe and
responsible development" of the most impactful AI models.
A professor is seeking court approval to study the impact of Facebook's algorithms on users' well-being.
Google Ad Lead Vidhya Srinivasan provides insights about the future of advertising as advertisers and publishers wonder how Google will add advertising units to AI-supported products.
Experts in academia crunch the data to determine the fair market value that Meta and Google should pay U.S. publishers for the use of their content.
Mordy Oberstein, head of the SEO brand at Israeli software company Wix, shared data on social media platforms that had him "literally shaking." Oberstein found misinformation, decay and hatred -- not
only in the U.S., but worldwide.
The global restrictions will take effect by early 2024 in time for elections in the U.S., India and South Africa. Google said it would use AI more to serve voters and campaigns related to these
elections.
Generative AI will allow companies to build highly personalized consumer profiles with just a few bits of consumer data to target ads and follow behavioral patterns.
The ad industry has actively poured billions of dollars into automating processes from ad serving to bidding and creative advancements for a chance to streamline processes and reshuffle job
responsibilities.
Google will generate $170.87 billion worldwide in net digital ad revenue in 2023 worldwide, Insider Intelligence estimates - up 6.5% vs. last year, giving it a 28.4% share of the worldwide digital ad
market and an estimated,organic search share of 90%.
The Semrush Global Issues Index report reveals what people search for related to 24 societal issues, offering an in-depth look at the top 10 most-searched issues in 35 countries during the past five
years.
X Corp. has made "troubling decisions that appear calculated to harass, silence, and suppress research and accountability" for extremist content, hate speech and other objectionable material on the
platform, three lawmakers say in a letter to Musk and Yaccarino.
X Corp. (formerly Twitter) late Monday followed through on its threat to sue the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate over reports about objectionable speech on the platform.
The group's goal is to advance AI safety research, identifying best practices and standards, and facilitate information sharing among policymakers and the industry.
Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI have restricted access to their generative AI chatbots and technology in Hong Kong due to fears of how China's influence will impact the ability to maintain an open
internet.
The Platform Accountability and Transparency Act would require large social platforms to share ad libraries, statistics about content moderation, and other data with researchers.
A government operated Missouri website that offers information about COVID-19 appears to have sent ad-related data about visitors to TikTok, researchers at Princeton University reported this week.
A federal judge granted preliminary approval to Google's $23 million settlement of a 13-year-old lawsuit over allegations that the company leaked consumers' personal information by transmitting their
search queries to publishers.
No candidate this cycle brought such native mastery, authority and authenticity to social channels than Pennsylvania Senatorial candidate John Fetterman. But how does that talent scale into a full
state campaign operation, rapid response to attacks and opportunities, and a massive partner program that helped fund campaigns across the country? Fetterman's Digital Director Sophie Ota explains how
they built a social infrastructure around one man's resonant voice that could scale into a real-time 24/7 messaging machine.
As compelling and absorbing for users, especially younger ones, as it is controversial among policymakers, TikTok witnessed some of the most creative uses of media last cycle. But did it matter? How
did TikTok impact recognition, persuasion, and GOTV? How did campaigns rise to the challenge of connecting with younger voters and creating an authentic voice? And how do you stay true both to the
ethos of the platform and the principles of your candidate? The DGA is one of the largest Democratic political accounts on TikTok. Digital Director Laura Carlson, Social Media Manager Emma Stein, and
Creative Assistant Jacqueline Zegler of the Democratic Governors Association highlight the best uses of TikTok from recent campaigns and will set expectations for what TikTok can and can't do.
Privacy laws that require companies to obtain consumers' consent don't go far enough, a new report suggests.
Microsoft and Amazon defeated a class-action complaint claiming the companies violated a biometric privacy law by allegedly amassing a database of faceprints.
Media professionals are not in sync with consumers' understanding of data privacy policies and concerns over how policies will impact work, and how companies navigate these changes.
"Companies that make false claims about anonymization can expect to hear from the FTC," Kristin Cohen, acting associate director for the division of privacy and identity protection, writes.
"Algorithms are profiling children and teens to serve them images, memes and videos encouraging restrictive diets and extreme weight loss," Fairplay says in a new report.