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• EU Fines Meta Record €1.2bn; New Twitter CEO Reassures Top Ad Group

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: EU regulators fine Meta €1.2bn (~£1bn) for transferring Facebook users' data to the US; Linda Yaccarino's appointment as Twitter CEO reassures GroupM; and Shopee launches a new initiative to strengthen the protection of brands' IP. Meta [...]

• Meta Develops Twitter-Rival App; Google Faces Legal Action in India

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Meta's plan to launch an app to rival Twitter revealed; India's government plans legal action against Google; and Apple restricts its employees' use of ChatGPT. Meta to launch Twitter rival as early as June Instagram-parent Meta is [...]

• The Stack: Microsoft-Activision Approved in EU; OpenAI Chief Appeals for AI Regulation

  3 years ago News

  

  This week: EU regulators approve Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, Open AI chief calls for regulation of AI... EU regulators broke step with the UK and US this week by approving the tie-up between Microsoft and gaming developer-publisher Activision-Blizzard, with potentially major ramifications for [...]

• Josh Sternberg on Twitter's New Chief, User Tracking and the Vice Media Sale

  3 years ago Podcast

  

  On this week's episode of The MadTech Podcast, Josh Sternberg, executive editor, Morning Brew, joins ExchangeWire's head of content John Still and CEO Rachel Smith to discuss Linda Yaccarino's appointment as Twitter CEO, the sale of Vice Media after it [...]

• Microsoft & Activision-Blizzard: Media Implications of the CMA's Decision

  3 years ago News

  

  In one of the most hard-hitting acts by competition regulators in recent years, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked Microsoft’s planned USD$69bn (£55bn) acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. Since then, the European Commission has approved the purchase.  The importance of this [...]

• The SPO Wars and The Rise Of The Programmatic Direct Platform

  3 years ago News

  

  In his latest MadTech Sketch, Ciaran turns his attention to the supply-path optimisation (SPO) landscape. The SPO battle is hotting up. Ever since OpenPath was launched by The Trade Desk, both Magnite and Pubmatic have launched competing solutions (Clearline and Activate [...]

• Tencent Reports 11% Jump in Quarterly Revenue; Meta Begins Rollout of Meta Verified in UK

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Tencent reports its fastest quarterly growth in over a year; Meta takes its paid verification service to the UK; and Google introduces a new policy requiring publishers in Europe who use its monetisation tools to [...]

• Can Commerce Save Social Media?

  3 years ago News

  

  Social media, although an integral part of our everyday lives and a staple in marketing campaigns, sits in a precarious position. User trust in platforms like Facebook and TikTok has been declining for years now, with the Cambridge Analytica scandal [...]

• EU Approves Microsoft-Activision Deal; OpenAI Chief Calls for Regulation of AI

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: EU regulators sign off on Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard; OpenAI's Sam Altman calls for AI firms to be regulated; and Sea Group reports a second consecutive profitable quarter. Microsoft-Activision greenlit in EU Regulators in the EU [...]

• Google Pays $8m to Settle Deceptive Ad Claims; Reddit Ramps up Move to Social Commerce

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google pays USD$8m (~£6.4m) to settle claims of false advertising in Texas; Reddit advances into social commerce; and Shein opens its EMEA office in Dublin, Ireland. Google settles deceptive advertising claims in Texas Google has agreed to [...]