Dem Rep Casts Blame On ‘Big Money’ Advertisers For Squad Member’s Primary Defeat
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan on Wednesday blamed “big-money” advertisers for Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush’s loss in the primary. Bush lost the primary to St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell on Wednesday, becoming the second of nine far-left House members to be ousted as a member of the “Squad.” After being pressed by […]
Elon Musk's X sues coalition of advertisers over boycott
Elon Musk’s X has sued a coalition of advertisers leading a boycott of the social platform, accusing the groups of conspiring to “jointly withhold billions of dollars in advertising revenue.” The lawsuit targets the World Federation of Advertisers and its Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), which led a boycott of the platform formerly known […]
FCC advances proposal requiring political advertisers to disclose AI use
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday suggestion Require creators of political advertisements to disclose their use of artificial intelligence. The rules mean broadcast TV, radio and cable advertisers will be required to disclose their use of AI technology to generate sound and images amid concerns that the rapidly advancing technology could be used to […]
Advertisers, business groups want 'significant changes' to data privacy bill
Business and advertising groups are calling for “significant changes” to a landmark data privacy bill that is due to be revised on Thursday. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Rep. Frank Pallone (R-N.J.) said last week: Discussion Draft The bill would include a number of provisions, including allowing individuals to […]
Elon Musk Tries to Win Back X/Twitter Advertisers at Cannes
Tesla CEO and X/Twitter owner Elon Musk tried his best to repair his deteriorated relationship with the advertising industry while attending the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on Wednesday. Bloomberg Reports The event, which brought together some of the advertising industry’s most powerful executives in the south of France, became a focal point for […]
Musk looks to bring advertisers back to X after ‘go f— yourself’ comment
Panelists Al Root and Jack Otter discuss how Tesla shareholders voted to reinstate a roughly $50 billion compensation package on Barron’s Roundtable. Billionaire Elon Musk The company on Wednesday encouraged advertisers to return to X, formerly Twitter, after a wave of brands pulled out of the platform over concerns about content moderation and anti-Semitic posts. […]
Elon Musk walks back 'go f‑‑‑ yourself' comments to advertisers
Elon Musk on Wednesday walked back harsh comments he made about advertisers in November, when he told the advertising industry to “fuck off” after several agencies pulled spending on his social media platform, X. “It’s not aimed at all advertisers,” Musk said Wednesday in conversation with WPP CEO Mark Read at the Cannes Lions advertising […]
Grindr sold HIV status of “potentially thousands” of users to advertisers, lawsuit says
Hundreds of people use Grindr, a dating and social networking app for the gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. filed a lawsuit The company alleged that it monetized sensitive information such as HIV status without users’ consent. The lawsuit, filed in the United Kingdom, claims Grindr breaches data protection laws by disclosing information about users’ […]
X platform’s brand safety score for advertisers hurt by error for almost 5 months
Social Media Platform X’s brand safety score on DoubleVerify, one of the main sources for media holding companies to check the safety and suitability of a particular platform for advertising campaigns, erroneously showed a low number from late October last year until last month. It had been. DoubleVerify (DV) noted that the underlying data was […]
X platform’s brand safety score for advertisers hurt by error
The Heritage Foundation’s Kara Frederic weighs in on “The Bottom Line” about Brazil’s Supreme Court ordering Elon Musk to delete multiple X (formerly Twitter) accounts. Social media platformformerly Twitter, is about to set a record for brand safety scores on the main platform used by big media advertisers after displaying inaccurate ratings for four and […]