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• Online Safety Bill Threatens Prison for Social Media Execs; HSBC Enters The Sandbox’s Metaverse

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest; the UK government reveals an amended Online Safety Bill to clamp down on harmful online content; HSBC confirm entry to The Sandbox metaverse; and Nielsen face legal action over allegations of misrepresenting data.   Online Safety Bill [...]

• Publicis Groupe Announce Exit from Russia; Facebook Scope Out the Competition

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Publicis Groupe announce their exit from Russia; Facebook create a TikTok profile; and ChannelEngine raise USD$50m (~£38.2m) in a Series B round.   Publicis Groupe are exiting Russia: “we strongly condemn the unilateral aggression” French-owned advertising agency Publicis [...]

• An Open Letter from IPONWEB CEO, Dr. Boris Mouzykantskii, on Ukraine

  3 years ago News

  

  As many people know, I was born in Moscow in what was then the Soviet Union. I met my wife in Odessa more than 30 years ago while visiting family in Ukraine. Odessa is a beautiful city, steeped in a [...]

• California Attorney General Opines on CCPA; Meta Face Prosecution in South Africa

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: California's Attorney General opines that the CCPA applies to internally generated inferences; Meta face legal action in South Africa over anti-competitive behaviour; and Indonesia's GoTo announces plans to raise an initial public offering of USD [...]

• Affiliate Fraud & Brand Protection: Q&A with Gaurav Sethi, Virus Positive Technologies

  3 years ago News

  

  In this Q&A written exclusively for ExchangeWire, Gaurav Sethi, co-founder, and chief executive officer at Virus Positive Technologies, discusses affiliate marketing and how brands can tackle the serious issue of affiliate fraud.   How widespread is the problem of affiliate fraud, and [...]

• Meta & Google Face New Antitrust Probe; Russia Bans Instagram Over “Calls to Violence”

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest; Meta and Google face new investigation from UK and EU regulators; Russia bans Instagram for enabling "calls to violence"; and JD Logistics buy Deppon Logistics for ¥9bn.   EU & UK investigate Meta and Google deal EU and [...]

• The Progress and Potential of the Metaverse: Q&A with Phil Rowley, Omnicom Media Group

  3 years ago News

  

  In this exclusive Q&A, Phil Rowley, head of futures at Omnicom Media Group, talks to ExchangeWire about how the metaverse has developed over the past two years, how it intersects with e-commerce, and the opportunities the metaverse could offer to [...]

• Netflix Halts Service in Russia; Amazon Purchases E-Commerce Software Start-Up, Veeqo

  3 years ago News

  

  In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in media, marketing, and commerce from around the globe. In this edition: Netflix halts its service in Russia following Ukraine invasion; Amazon’s acquisition of Veeqo confirmed; China APT41 breaches six [...]

• Mindshare UK’s Alexis Faulkner on Russian Disinformation; Data Location; and Talent Shortages

  3 years ago Podcast

  

  Alexis Faulkner, chief digital officer, Mindshare UK, joins ExchangeWire’s Mat Broughton and Rachel Smith to discuss disinformation in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, measures to prevent mobile location data transactions, and the disruption caused by US talent shortages.   - Disinformation has been, [...]

• Amazon Accused of Obstructing US House Probe; Twitter Turns to Dark Web to Bypass Russia’s Block

  3 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest; US House probe accuses Amazon of obstructing its investigation into Big Tech; Twitter launches a privacy-protected version of its site to evade Russian surveillance; and the UK government updates its Online Safety Bill to target scam [...]