Data + Privacy

The reason why TikTok will likely never face a full ban is also the strongest argument for why it should: It’s simply too effective at capturing attention. Beyond issues of geopolitical surveillance and data privacy lies a deeper, less-discussed concern: the quality of the attention platforms like TikTok capture and the methods used to capture […]

Emarketer is predicting tariffs could lead to a $2.78 billion to $4 billion decline in linear TV upfront spending, but CTV spending will be flat to up. Emarketer analyst Ross Benes unpacks these findings. Plus: At the Possible conference, optimism reins.

Transparency has become the currency of credibility in advertising. Larger holding companies and black box AI platforms must recognize that their opaque practices are no longer sustainable.

Angelina Eng will be speaking at Programmatic IO in Las Vegas from May 19-21. Click here to register. AI has taken over the ad and media industry conversation. It’s in the room, the road map, the pitch, the QBR. If your company hasn’t mentioned AI in the last 48 hours, check for a pulse. But […]

Google’s SSP and ad server businesses have been ruled monopolies. And Google Chrome isn’t going to change its third-party cookie opt-ins, further preserving third-party cookies. Go inside this momentous news.

A long-simmering antitrust battle concerning Google’s ad tech business has reached a decisive turning point.  On April 17, 2025, US District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google violated sections one and two of the Sherman Act. She found that Google monopolized the open-web display publisher ad server market (via DFP) and the ad exchange market […]

Marketers looking to drive more social commerce revenue should lean into discounts for social offers, craft visually appealing posts that resonate with their audience and sprinkle a little humor into the mix.

Temu pulled back on its US ad spend this week, as tariffs loom. Plus, in France, the ATT prompt was deemed anticompetitive and, as a result, will likely need to be changed.

When I started working with marketers in the early 2000s, they were advertising on fewer digital channels than today, and there were fewer nefarious challenges, like fraud and malicious advertising attacks. But brand marketing has gotten more challenging over the years. Today, marketers expect their partners to monitor and measure viewability, engagement and conversions, because […]

Many well-intentioned advertising standards efforts gather digital dust. Others have even shut down in the face of lawsuits claiming insufficiently broad industry engagement. Why?  Because we mistake the release of a proposal for the achievement of standardization and create more noise than clarity.  My standards journey began with IAB’s Future of the Cookie (FotC) working […]