Camden AD’s message after NJ HS basketball buzzer-beat controversy
Camden High School has no intention of giving up its spot in Saturday’s New Jersey state finals basketball game. An X account claiming to be Camden athletic director Will Hixson contacted X on Friday night with one simple message. The account included a photo of a poster for the 1989 movie “Do the Right Thing,” […]
Chinese shopping app Temu spent $2B on Facebook, Instagram ads
Temu, the Chinese fast fashion brand that has taken the U.S. e-commerce retail industry by storm in recent months, was Metaplatforms’ biggest ad spender on social media sites Facebook and Instagram, according to a report. That’s what it means. Temu’s parent company PDD Holdings spent about $2 billion on advertising with Meta last year alone. […]
Facebook and Instagram allowed ads featuring deepfake nude of Jenna Ortega at 16: report
Facebook and Instagram have allowed an image featuring a blurred deepfake nude of actress Jenna Ortega as a teenager to advertise an app that can create explicit fake images of people powered by artificial intelligence. The app, called “Perky AI,” has now been removed from Apple’s app store, but last month it ran at least […]
Exclusive—China’s TikTok Rejects Ads for Peter Schweizer’s Book ‘Blood Money’
Chinese social media company TikTok refuses to advertise Peter Schweitzer’s new book Blood Money: Why those in power turn a blind eye while China kills Americansthought the ad was too “political”. “We regret to inform you that your content has been rejected for the following reasons,” the message from China’s TikTok read. “This ad was […]
Error-riddled NY state drug ads omit ‘overdose’ from subway PSA
what were they smoking? The state’s Office of Addiction and Substance Abuse Control has flooded the subways with ads warning of the dangers of fentanyl, many of which are riddled with mistakes. Signs posted on downtown R Train subway cars warning of the dangers of fentanyl were missing the word “overdose.” Matthew Sedacca/New York Post […]
H&R Block used deceptive ads, deleted tax data: FTC
The Federal Trade Commission announced Friday that it had filed a complaint. H&R Block accused of deceptive marketing Online tax preparation software is free, but for many consumers it is not. The FTC also alleged that the company removed consumers’ tax data and required them to contact customer service when downgrading to a more affordable […]
Foreign Billionaire-Backed Climate Org Pressuring Broadcasters To Censor Ads Critical Of Biden’s EV Mandate
Environmental nonprofits indirectly funded by foreign billionaires are pressuring broadcasters to remove ads criticizing the Biden administration’s massive electric vehicle (EV) plans. . Climate Power sent a letter to a number of broadcasters this week calling out the American Fuel and Petrochemical Industries (AFPM) in battleground markets opposing President Joe Biden’s plan to force widespread […]
Something felt off about Jesus ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ads
The “He Gets Us” campaign claims it aims to help everyone “rediscover the love story of Jesus” and has been controversial for purchasing two spots for a Super Bowl commercial. One of the ads depicted people from different backgrounds washing the feet of others. In one scene, a police officer is seen washing the feet […]
Amazon Showing Ads on Prime Video Is ‘Deceptive,’ ‘Unfair’
Amazon Prime Video is facing backlash from subscribers over changes to its streaming service that now include ads by default. Some subscribers are so upset that they are filing a class action lawsuit against the e-commerce giant, saying they are getting “low value” for the service they paid for and that Amazon’s actions are “deceptive.” […]
Let Woke Companies ‘Curate’ Ads on Specific Accounts
X/Twitter is introducing a new ad targeting feature that will allow brands to promote their own ads alongside content from specific creators, with the aim of luring back advertisers after recent controversy. In practice, this feature allows woke companies to curate ads to specific users, such as displaying their brand alongside tweets from conservatives like […]