News in brief: Google Drops Vow Against Using AI for Harm and Prepares for More AI Search Updates; Snap’s Active Advertisers Double; Instagram and YouTube See Drops in Average Views per Video Google Drops Vow Against Using AI for Harm and [...]

News in brief: Meta Tests Ads on Threads; Nielsen to Replace Consumer Panel-Based TV Ratings; Perplexity Submits New Bid for TikTok  Meta Tests Ads on Threads Meta has begun to test ads on its Threads platform “with a handful of brands in [...]

News in brief: WHSmith to Launch Retail Media Ad Network; Netflix Exceeds Ad Revenue Targets; Users Boycott Meta Platforms  WHSmith to Launch Retail Media Ad Network WHSmith is launching a retail media business: it will combine both in-store and digital out–of-home media [...]

News in brief: Trump Signs TikTok Delay and Repeals Executive Order on AI Safety; Social Platforms Sign EU Code of Conduct; Kantar Media to be Sold Trump Signs TikTok Delay and Repeals Executive Order on AI Safety  Following last weekend’s commotion over [...]

News in brief: Eight in Ten Ad Buyers Exploring Gen AI; BBC Under Fire over ‘Aggressive’ Promotion Tactics; Bluesky and X Launch Video Feeds Eight in Ten Ad Buyers Exploring Gen AI Almost eight in ten ad buyers are using or exploring [...]

News in brief: CMA Launches Google Search Investigation; TikTok Denies Discussion of Sale to Elon Musk While Users Migrate to Red Note; Indonesia Plans Social Media Age Restrictions  CMA Launches Google Search Investigation On Tuesday, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority launched [...]

What could Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checking on its social media platforms mean for the ad industry? We look at the changes announced by Meta, examining how its brand safety could be impacted and how this could affect advertisers and [...]

This week on The Stack: Meta to End Fact-Checking While X’s Content Moderation Comes Under Further Scrutiny; WWE’s Netflix Debut; Japan Announces Action Against Google    Meta shocked many this week by announcing the end of fact-checking for its social media platforms, [...]

News in brief: EU Pushes to Conclude Investigation into X’s Content Moderation; Reddit Introduces New Features for Advertisers; Livestreaming Shopping App Whatnot’s Valuation Rises to $5B EU Pushes to Conclude Investigation into X’s Content Moderation Top officials in the European Commission (EC) [...]

News in brief: Meta to End Third-Party Fact-Checking Program; Singapore Considers Social Media Age Restrictions; Disney to Combine Hulu + Live TV with FuboTV  Meta to End Third-Party Fact-Checking Program   Meta has announced it will be ending its third-party fact-checking program, instead [...]