The Justice Department and several states have asked a federal court to force Google to sell its Chrome web browser and potentially its Android operating system. Still, it's no surprise; we know they want to dismantle the company's dominance in online search.
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The DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google's ad tech stack in early 2023, and both sides made their closing arguments yesterday afternoon. Prosecutors from the DOJ and lawyers for Big G summarized their arguments from the heated 14-day trial to convince the U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema to either…
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With the buy and sell sides constantly vying for the upper hand on data strategies, it can be hard to find common ground. In a heated debate at AdMonsters PubForum Scottsdale, representatives from each camp took the gloves off, trading blows over transparency, identity, and creative optimization.
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Imagine a world where traditional search traffic is no longer your main tool. As search engine algorithms evolve and user behaviors shift, it’s not a distant possibility, it's precisely the reality we face. The new focus for users is concise immediate answers over exploratory browsing (which can be time-consuming). Welcome…
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Bad actors aren't as sinister as bigotry, but they played a part in the hateful texts sent to marginalized groups after the presidential elections. Data brokers often compile information by harvesting web browsing habits, social media profiles, and commercial activity, merging it with demographic and contact information and bad actors…
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If they manage the next year well, publishers could emerge with more control over their business, stronger relationships with readers, and better deals with advertisers. Success lies in their ability to create hedged gardens, not the logged-in, ubiquitous worlds of Amazon, Google, or Meta, but differentiated by unique content, audiences,…
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While the FTC admits DCRs can sometimes protect privacy, they can also be used to “obfuscate privacy harms.” The FTC says by default that most services that provide clean data rooms are not privacy-preserving and that companies shouldn’t rely on them to fulfill their privacy regulations.
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Data clean rooms (DCRs) are hyped as a privacy-safe alternative to audience targeting, but the FTC isn’t buying it. In a blog post, the FTC says that DCRs "are not rooms, do not clean data, and have complicated implications for user privacy, despite their squeaky-clean name."
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As artificial intelligence reshapes the ad-marketing landscape, it revolutionizes data-driven decision-making, enhances creative processes, and paves the way for predictive analytics. In this article, Christena Garduno, CEO of Media Culture explores how AI's integration drives efficiency and personalization while keeping the human touch at the forefront of meaningful customer interactions.
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Digital media leaders gather at AdMonsters PubForum to reclaim audience trust and transparency, exploring strategies for resilient growth amid platform disruptions, AI integration, and shifting traffic dynamics.
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