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The FTC is investigating Elon Musk’s handling of Twitter Blue and the ‘Twitter Files’

FTC fines Twitter $150 million for ‘deceptive’ ad targeting   Karissa Bell @karissabe Twitter has paid a $150 million fine to the FTC over its”deceptive” use of user data for targeted advertising. The fine stems from the company’s admission in 2019 that it had for years used Twitter users’ phone numbers and email addresses provided … Continue reading The FTC is investigating Elon Musk’s handling of Twitter Blue and the ‘Twitter Files’

Privacy Watchdog Challenges UK’s Handling Of Online Ads

Privacy Watchdog Challenges UK’s Handling Of Online Ads by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, November 5, 2020 Jim Killock, executive director of Open Rights Group, and Michael Veale, a professor at University College London, submitted an appeal on October 21, based on how the country’s data protection watchdog handled an investigation into the way Google and others’ … Continue reading Privacy Watchdog Challenges UK’s Handling Of Online Ads

Google adds CCPA opt-out handling for publishers in Ad Manager, AdMob

Publishers can also start testing the Funding Choices integration with IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework for GDPR. Ginny Marvin on July 31, 2020 Funding Choices, Google’s consent management tool for publishers using Google ad servers, can now handle CCPA requests, Google announced Thursday. It’s integration with IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework is also … Continue reading Google adds CCPA opt-out handling for publishers in Ad Manager, AdMob

5 Tips for Handling Toxic People in the Workplace

Paul Keijzer — March 29, 2020 Nearly every workplace has them – the nitpicking, conniving, mean-spirited, super-competitive people who make work life unbearable. Sometimes hovering in the lunchroom. Sometimes sitting through the meetings. Sometimes roaming around your work station. There’s no escape from these negative people. The stench of their negativity floats across the workplace … Continue reading 5 Tips for Handling Toxic People in the Workplace

What are marketers’ options for handling ad blockers?

Revisit your revenue model to creatively adapt to users who are increasingly embracing ad blockers. It’s time to try whitelisting and native advertising. Grayson Kemper on March 4, 2019  Content is king but it doesn’t funnel money directly into your bank account (it takes time). Ads do. Every marketer, given their choice, could sell ads … Continue reading What are marketers’ options for handling ad blockers?