Google Merchant Center Policy Tags AI-Generated Reviews As Spam by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 28, 2023 Automated review content created by generative artificial intelligence (GAI) will be considered spam and against Google’s policy, according to the Google Merchant Center policy blog. It’s sort of a wild shift in events, as the company delves deeper into … Continue reading Google Merchant Center Policy Tags AI-Generated Reviews As Spam
Google Ads Changes Trademark Policy, Puts More Accountability On Brands by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 8, 2023 Google Ads will begin rolling out changes to its Trademark Policy on July 24, and will only consider trademark complaints against specific advertisers and ads, rather than all advertisers in the trademark owner’s industry. In an email to … Continue reading Google Ads Changes Trademark Policy, Puts More Accountability On Brands
Google MSA New Transparency Policy Provides More Campaign Data by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 9, 2023 Google plans to give advertisers more information on the ads they serve in Search and YouTube. The company plans to instate a new Master Service Agreement (MSA), a contract that sets the standard Terms and Conditions for one or … Continue reading Google MSA New Transparency Policy Provides More Campaign Data
By Michael Grothaus June 09, 2023 A new survey from Glassdoor’s Fishbowl professional network highlights just how contentious Amazon’s recently enacted return-to-office (RTO) policy could be for the company. Back in February, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy penned a blog post detailing the company’s return-to-office plan. In the post, Jassy said Amazon would begin requiring … Continue reading Amazon’s return-to-office policy is hugely unpopular with employees, poll says
YouTube Reverses Misinformation Policy, Cites Political Balance by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 2, 2023 YouTube has reversed a decision it made three years ago to ban videos claiming former President Trump won the U.S. presidential election in 2020. The company on Friday announced it will stop removing content that advances false claims that widespread fraud, … Continue reading YouTube Reverses Misinformation Policy, Cites Political Balance
YouTube Reverses Misinformation Policy, Cites Political Balance by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 2, 2023 YouTube has reversed a decision it made three years ago to ban videos claiming former President Trump won the U.S. presidential election in 2020. The company on Friday announced it will stop removing content that advances false claims that widespread fraud, … Continue reading YouTube Reverses 2020 Misinformation Policy In U.S., Citing Political Balance
Google Makes Ad-Network Policy Updates by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 1, 2023 Google has updated two ad-network policies. The first of two — Google Ads malicious or unwanted software policy — will divide into three separate policies beginning May 9, 2023. The three policies cover malicious software, compromised sites, and unwanted software. Enforcement will take … Continue reading Google Makes Ad-Network Policy Updates
Elon Musk says that Twitter’s algorithm should be open source Karissa Bell @karissabe If Elon Musk is indeed able to buy Twitter, the platform could look a lot different. In his first public, non-tweeted comments since the saga began, Musk addressed why he wants to buy the company, and changes he would want to … Continue reading Twitter updates violent speech policy to ban ‘wishes of harm’
Google reveals North Korean-backed campaign targeting security researchers Mariella Moon @mariella_moon Google’s Threat Analysis Group has identified an ongoing campaign that’s been targeting security researchers working on vulnerabilities over the past few months. The team says “a government-backed entity based in North Korea” is behind the attacks, which typically use social engineering to engage the … Continue reading North Korean hackers targeted nearly 1,000 South Korean foreign policy experts
Twitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy Jon Fingas| @jonfingas Twitter’s long-running effort to fight COVID-19 misinformation is at an end, at least for now. As Twitter users and CNN noticed, the social media firm has quietly updated its transparency site to reveal that it stopped enforcing its COVID misinformation policy on … Continue reading Twitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy
