New York’s ban on pot ads struck down as violation of free speech
New York’s struggling legal cannabis industry is once again in turmoil after a judge ruled to invalidate state rules banning cannabis advertising and marketing as a violation of commerce and free speech. Fellow Albany Judge Kevin Bryant last summer cited Drug Enforcement Administration rules that give convicted criminals priority licensing over disabled veterans and other […]
Jacky Rosen to flood airwaves with ads in closely watched Nevada race
Sen. Jacky Rosen’s (D-NV) campaign announced a record-breaking ad buy, one day after political experts deemed the Nevada Senate race to be more competitive than previously ranked. Rosen’s campaign told Axios it plans to spend $14 million on ads that will run from late July through Election Day. According to the campaign, it will be […]
US Sen. Rick Scott spends multiple millions on ads focused on Florida’s Hispanic voters
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Sen. Rick Scott is spending millions of dollars to reach out to Hispanic voters in Florida. Hispanic voters are a key voting group in November’s re-election campaign and are increasingly leaning toward Republicans. Scott’s campaign announced Wednesday that it plans to spend about $700,000 a week on a series of […]
Facebook Gave Netflix Access to Private User Messages, Scuttled Video Service for Sweetheart Ads Deal
Newly released court filings in Mark Zuckerberg’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta reveal that Facebook’s short-lived streaming service Watch was allegedly shut down to protect its advertising deal with Netflix. . The heartwarming agreement between the two Silicon Valley giants also includes giving the streaming platform access to Facebook analytics and even private user messages. gizmodo […]
China’s TikTok Buys $2.1 Million in TV Ads as Senate Reviews Bill to Ban App
Chinese social media platform TikTok buys $2.1 million in TV ads as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would ban the app if parent company ByteDance doesn’t sell it within six months did. TikTok, an app owned by a company with the beneficiary of a hostile foreign state, has booked TV ads in key […]
Crackdown on ‘deceptive’ AI in political ads passes NH House without debate
A bill passed by the New Hampshire House on Thursday would require political ads featuring deceptive synthetic media to include disclosure language. Wisconsin state legislators vote to veto election audit bill.Green light for crackdown on political AI Advanced artificial intelligence tools such as voice cloning software and image generators are already being used in elections […]
NYC museums say they didn’t authorize Beyoncé ads projected onto buildings
Good luck Texas! Museums in the Big Apple said they were not alerted this week before Beyoncé projected an advertisement for her upcoming country album across the building. The Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum, New Museum, and Museum of Arts and Design all projected images from the Grammy winner’s upcoming album “Cowboy Carter” onto their buildings […]
H&R Block sues FTC over ‘deceptive’ free filings tax ads
H&R Block is seeking an order that could shake up a Federal Trade Commission complaint that its tax preparation software engages in deceptive marketing with ads that tout the service as free. filed suit against the Federal Trade Commission. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Kansas City, Missouri, alleges that the FTC violates the […]
Never Trump Republicans to Spend $50 Million on Ads to Turn Voters
Never Trump Republicans still have about 5,000 ads to run featuring Republicans who say they cannot accept the fact that former President Donald Trump will be the Republican presidential nominee in the general election and cannot support the presumptive candidate. spending millions of dollars. Trump was the undisputed front-runner and won each state throughout the […]
NYC bachelor buys Facebook Marketplace ads to score dates
He’s really on the market. A single 33-year-old software engineer living in New York City tries to get dates through paid ads on Facebook Marketplace. “This is a personal dating ad! How embarrassing for me! But intrigued (I hope)?” One listing features a man named Michael posing in a blazer and rimless glasses. There is […]