If you’re an iOS user, you may have noticed that the pre-roll ads you see on YouTube are of the lowest possible quality. These low-quality ads directly result from users Safari browsers blocking all third-party cookies. This is the tradeoff we all face: privacy vs. low-quality ads.
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You all know about the back and forth this past month that started with the extensive report the IAB Tech Lab released criticizing Google’s Privacy Sandbox. Though in all the summaries and hot-takes, video still hasn’t been getting enough attention and it’s an area that needs the most work ahead…
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This week's Wrapper features highlights from one of our keynotes at Publisher Forum Austin, Burhan Hamid, CTO at TIME, who shared his vision on the evolving role of AI in publishing during his talk, The Publisher's AI Advantage: Leveraging the Power of AI to Stay Ahead of the Curve. We…
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The digital advertising landscape is undergoing a monumental shift towards privacy-first practices, underscored by the Privacy Sandbox initiative and the critical findings from the “IAB Tech Lab's Privacy Sandbox: Fit Gap Analysis for Digital Advertising." It paints a picture of an industry at a crossroads, facing the challenge of reimagining…
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Media layoffs continued this past week. First, BuzzFeed announced plans to lay off 16% of its workforce and sell off Complex Networks. Meanwhile, Vice is pulling the plug on Vice.com and announced it would lay off “several hundred” staffers as part of its major restructuring. What does this mean for…
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After months of negotiations, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) secured support from over 60 backers for a comprehensive bill to expand online protections for children. It could pave the way for the most significant congressional effort in decades to regulate tech companies.
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Tech workers who managed to dodge layoffs in 2023 aren’t out of the woods yet. Reports of layoffs are still coming, and as of January 17, 51 tech companies have laid off more than 7,520 workers in 2024. The digital ad tech space is feeling the heat; even Google is…
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AdMonsters reported on consumers' perceptions of TV streaming, and they cited many issues of concern, including seeing ads when they pay for subscriptions and the need to subscribe to multiple services. We asked multiple people who are providing advertising support to streaming providers about CTV advertising to respond to their…
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The Big G is updating the warning on Chrome's Incognito Mode to inform consumers that they and other websites can still track digital users even in private mode. It directly addresses one of the major complaints in the class action lawsuit, which accused Google of not making it explicitly clear…
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Planet Fitness decided now is a good time to take on Amazon’s advertising business. Well, hardly, but in early January, the company announced the launch of a multi-channel media network, PF Media Network. Its goal? “To connect advertisers to Planet Fitness members, in-club and digitally across channels, to drive awareness…
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