Regulation GDPR

• Compliant LHF Ads Build Trust in Smaller Brands Finds New Azerion Research

  2 weeks ago News

  

  Smaller, less healthy food (LHF) brands should not fear the forthcoming legislation that will restrict when and where they advertise. Rather than weakening performance, compliant ads can increase comfort and trust and evoke positive emotions with viewers. This is a key [...]

• Digest: CMA Designates Google Strategic Market Status in Search; India Pilots AI Chatbot E-Commerce; Reddit Poaches WPP Media’s North America CEO

  2 weeks ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we cover the CMA designating Google strategic market status in search, India piloting AI chatbot-led e-commerce, and Reddit making a major Madison Avenue hire.

• Navigating the Global Puzzle of Ad Tech Laws

  3 weeks ago News

  

  Global ad laws were already a patchwork. Then came AI. Faster, fuzzier, and harder to govern. Avya Chaudhary uncovers what brands are quietly doing to solve the legal puzzle...

• Digest: Novacap to Acquire IAS for $1.9bn; Microsoft Plans Publisher Content Marketplace; Canada Says TikTok Fails on Child Data Protection 

  1 month ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we cover Novacap acquiring IAS for USD$1.9bn, Microsoft plotting an AI marketplace for publishers, and LinkedIn training AI on member profiles. We also discuss Canada saying TikTok fails on child data protection.  Novacap to Acquire IAS for USD$1.9bn Novacap, [...]

• How to Overcome Fragmentation in European Market Expansion 

  1 month ago News

  

  Ad tech companies often face a number of challenges when expanding into European markets. In collaboration with digitalAudience, we examine how they can expand successfully in a new territory...

• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Recognises Pixalate as Key Innovator in Protecting Children’s Online Privacy

  1 month ago News

  

  Pixalate, the leading global platform for ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics, announced that a UNICEF  "Compliance Tech" case study – under the Data Governance for Children Project –  features Pixalate’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Compliance Tool [...]

• The Stack: Battles in Big Tech

  1 month ago News

  

  This week’s stories spotlight a week of fierce competition from regulators, challenging Big Tech on safety, to media giants battling  AI companies in  court. In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Netflix and Amazon teaming up to boost CTV ads, UK [...]

• Pixalate Research Finds 253 EU & UK-Registered Mobile Apps Likely Violating GDPR-K & UK Children's Code

  2 months ago News

  

  Pixalate, the leading global platform for ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics, released the Q2 2025 GDPR-K & UK Children’s Code Privacy Violations in Mobile Apps Report, part of Pixalate’s series on European Users’ Privacy Rights.  The report exclusively examines [...]

• The Stack: Fines, Rejections, & Capitulations

  2 months ago News

  

  The week was marked by shifting power plays between governments, platforms, and advertisers. MSQ rejected a merger deal which never was with S4 Capital, Google eased Play Store restrictions in Europe whilst simultaneously being hit by regulatory action in Australia, [...]

• Digest: Musk to Add Ads to X’s AI Chatbot; GPT-5 Launches; Trump Administration Orders Lobbying Blitz Against EU Tech Law

  3 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we cover Musk adding ads to X’s AI chatbot, OpenAI launching GPT-5, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordering a US lobbying blitz against the EU tech law.