Bluesky will let users run their own moderation services Users can subscribe to third-party labeling services for additional layers of moderation. Karissa Bell Wed, Mar 13, 2024 Bluesky Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is about to start testing out one of its more ambitious ideas: allowing its users to run their own moderation services. … Continue reading Bluesky will let users run their own moderation services
EU Digital Services Act now applies to all but the smallest businesses The DSA originally applied only to the big guys like Google and Meta. Now it governs almost all online platforms that reach a European audience. Kim Davis on February 16, 2024 The European Union’s Digital Services Act, aimed at preventing the spreading … Continue reading EU Digital Services Act now applies to all but the smallest businesses
The retail giant attributed its exceptional performance to investment in AI and its ongoing collaborations with ad partners. Nicola Agius on October 27, 2023 Amazon generated $ 12.06 billion from its advertising services in the third quarter of 2023. The figure marks a 26.3% increase from the same period in 2022 – a result significantly … Continue reading Amazon ad services revenue up 26% to $12 billion in Q3
By Tim Ringel October 13, 2023 Most of the press surrounding the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) has been focused on its impact on VLOPs or “very large online platforms.” And indeed, platforms like Amazon, Alibaba Express, Facebook, Google, and the like bear the greatest potential liabilities under the law. But what’s forgotten most … Continue reading How the Digital Services Act affects consumer experience
Block acquires music financial services startup Hifi Deanna Ritchie / Oct 12, 2023 Jack Dorsey, the founder of Block — which used to be Square — has now acquired Hifi, a music-focused fintech startup. HiFi was launched in the US in 2020. Matt Pincus joined the HiFi board and became an investor in the … Continue reading Block acquires music financial services startup Hifi
EU seeks feedback on potential regulation of Microsoft and Apple services Radek Zielinski / Oct 10, 2023 The European Union is actively investigating whether several key services from tech giants Microsoft and Apple should fall under the bloc’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to increase competition in the digital sector. According to … Continue reading EU seeks feedback on potential regulation of Microsoft and Apple services
Marketers Split On How To Price Services by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, October 6, 2023 Advertising and marketing agencies are split on how to price paid ad and organic services, and many participants in a survey say they still prioritize optimizing keyword research despite all the technology available to do tasks like this this … Continue reading Marketers Split On How To Price Services
Microsoft and Amazon face a UK antitrust probe over cloud services Officials are concerned that it’s too difficult for customers to switch to another provider. Kris Holt Thu, Oct 5, 2023 Noah Berger / reuters Microsoft and Amazon are facing more antitrust scrutiny. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it will investigate … Continue reading Microsoft and Amazon face a UK antitrust probe over cloud services
Google To Comply With The Digital Services Act by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 24, 2023 Google plans to share more insights into how targeted ads are served to users in the European Union (EU) and expand the ads transparency center — all based on its need to adhere to online content rules and … Continue reading Google To Comply With The Digital Services Act
Amazon Reports Ad Sales Up 22%, Strong Demand For AI Services by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 3, 2023 Amazon reported Thursday that second-quarter revenue rose 11% to $134.4 billion — with artificial intelligence, cloud services and advertising playing a major role in the increase. Along with AWS, advertising has become one of Amazon’s highest-margin businesses. … Continue reading Amazon Reports Strong Demand For Advertising And AI Services
