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The UK is creating a new agency to regulate Big Tech
The UK plans to create a new agency called the Digital Markets Unit to regulate large tech companies such as Google and Facebook.
Facebook and Google indefinitely extend their ban on political ads
Facebook and Google's bans on political advertising are still in effect.
Spotify's latest acquisition will expand its ads tech to third-party podcasts
Spotify will let third-party podcasts use its ad tech thanks to its acquisition of Megaphone.
The Trump campaign is testing the limits of Facebook's election ad rules
Donald Trump is putting Facebook's ad rules to the test with a new ad claiming he is "still" the president.
Google will temporarily ban election ads after polls close
The company hopes 'to limit the potential for ads to increase confusion post-election.'
Facebook pulled 120,000 posts for attempting to interfere with US voting (updated)
Facebook says it pulled 120,000 posts trying to interfere with voting in the 2020 US election, but it's not clear if the company is doing all it can.
Google reportedly plans to ban post-election day political ads
Google will reportedly not run any election-related ads after polls for the US presidential election close on November 3rd.
TikTok bans ads for fasting apps and weight loss supplements
TikTok is introducing a new policy that cracks down on ads that “promote a harmful or negative body image.”
EA pulls ads from 'UFC 4' replays after widespread complaints
EA has removed ads from 'UFC 4' replays and overlays after gamers complained they were disruptive.
Facebook warns developers iOS 14 could sink app ad revenue
Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 will be a disaster for app developers that rely on Facebook’s ad-tracking tools, the social network is warning.
Google says Australian pay-for-news ruling puts 'free services at risk'
In an open letter, Google has warned users in Australia that free search and YouTube services are “at risk” if Australia implements a proposed law compelling it to pay to link to news services. Google has also paused a news licensing system it started earlier this year.
Facebook will label ads from politically connected publications
The new policy builds on rules Facebook has been tweaking since 2018 in response to the 2016 presidential election.
EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google's Fitbit purchase
They said Google's plan to 'silo' the wearable company's fitness data was 'insufficient.'
Google starts testing its replacement for third-party cookies
Google is letting developers test trust tokens, its replacement for ad cookies.
The recent ad boycott hasn't slowed down Facebook
Facebook made more than $18 billion in ad revenue, despite a massive boycott.
Twitter is considering subscriptions amid an advertising slump
It's in the early stages of exploring new revenue streams.
Facebook may pause political ads prior to the 2020 election
Facebook could make a major change to its advertising policies.
Ad boycott leaders say meeting with Zuckerberg was 'a disappointment'
The groups behind the Stop Hate for Profit campaign say the boycott will continue.
UK's competition regulator demands tougher action on Google and Facebook
These sorts of powers would affect Facebook and Google's businesses internationally.
Advertisers are running from Facebook. What's next?
At this point, the question isn’t how big the advertising boycott will get, but what will it actually accomplish.