Facebook research targeted insecure youth, leaked documents show Independent Rachael Pells Facebook has come under fire after leaked documents revealed the social media site has been targeting potentially vulnerable children. The allegations...
READ MORETwitter Hears Advertisers: ‘We Want to Buy Like We Do on TV’ Advertising Age Garett Sloane Twitter is now offering some advertisers guarantees on video ads, a step of maturation for the company that makes its ad product similar to a...
READ MOREPewDiePie Incident Means More Scrutiny for Influencers The Wall Street Journal Mike Shields The very public downfall of YouTube’s top star, PewDiePie, is giving brands a good deal of pause over how they work with influencers to advertise their...
READ MOREMarketers Push Pinterest to Ramp Up Advertising The Wall Street Journal Mike Shields Some ad buyers and marketers are still trying to pin down Pinterest. The digital platform, where people post images of everything from future travel destinations...
READ MOREFacebook will let people block certain types of ads, starting with ads for alcohol and parenting Business Insider Alex Heath For the first time, Facebook will let people in the US block certain types of ads from appearing in their News Feeds...
READ MOREOnline Influencers Called Out in Second Letter to FTC Lexology Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Reiterating their concerns about online influencers, Public Citizen and three other consumer groups sent a second letter to the Federal Trade...
READ MOREQuarterly Brand and Influencer Report: The Good, Bad, and Highly Problematic The Fashion Law The rise of fashion industry influencers has been accompanied by a significant spike in federal truth in advertising law violations, particularly from...
READ MOREHow Video Games Ads Contribute to Child Obesity University Herald Audri Taylors Roughly 12.5 million children between the ages of 2 and 19 are obese and this is according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC says that playing...
READ MOREThe UK bans online junk food ads to children; lags behind Quebec but ahead of US and Mexico CNBC Lucy Handley The U.K. is to ban junk food advertising to children online and through social media channels, its ad regulator announced today. New...
READ MORECall to bring undisclosed social media endorsements under scanner Exchange 4 Media Consumer advocacy groups in the US are seeking higher accountability and honesty from micoinfluencers, bloggers and celebrity influencers using social media...
READ MOREIs It Time To Get Serious About Cracking Down On Stealth Instagram Ads? Consumerist Chris Morran If you’ve used Instagram, you’re almost certainly familiar with apparently real people touting tummy-flattening tea, an array of subscription boxes...
READ MORENow Everyday Instagram Users Face Complaints Over Breaking FTC Ad Rules Advertising Age Garett Sloane People with a mere dozens or hundreds of followers can promote products on Instagram just like they’re a Kardashian. Unfortunately...
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