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Reporter. Covering dealmaking for Axios.
Meanwhile, Substack said this week that it had surpassed 5 million paid subscribers
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đScoop: Beehiiv is launching a new tool that'll help creators sell their ads directly to advertisers, with rate cards, invoices, and software to place ads. The company is on pace to make $35 million in revenue this year. Programmatic ads could come in 2025.
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...
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Newsletters continue to take offâand so do their ad tools
Beehiiv, a newsletter platform, rolled out an ad tool to connect creators to more advertisers, but Substack, which has more than 5 million paid subscribers, is hesitant to break into ads.
https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025/03/14/newsletters-continue-to-take-off-and-so-are-their-ad-tools
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adtech news: Blackburn and Blumenthal have written letters to CEOs of Google, Amazon, Integral Ad Science, DoubleVerify, MRC, and TAG over concerns raised in a new report that found advertisers funding child sexual abuse materials (CSAM).
www.blackburn.senate.gov/2025/2/issue...
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Blackburn, Blumenthal Probe Amazon & Google After New Report Reveals They Placed Ads on Website that Hosts Child Sexual Abuse Material
https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2025/2/issues/technology/blackburn-blumenthal-probe-amazon-google-after-new-report-reveals-they-placed-ads-on-website-that-hosts-child-sexual-abuse-material
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Will Oremus
8 months ago
Scoop by
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: "Security officials in the UK have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud, people familiar w/ the matter told The Washington Post."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on usersâ encrypted accounts
Secret order requires blanket access to protected cloud backups around the world, which if implemented would undermine Appleâs privacy pledge to its users.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/07/apple-encryption-backdoor-uk/
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New: Meta is planning a crackdown on health data. Meta reps have been warning advertisers about an update to its data policy. The shift comes nearly two years after the FTC brought a case against BetterHelp for sharing health data with the platform.
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024...
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Meta plans crackdown on health-related user data
The changes, which come amid ongoing scrutiny of Meta ad tools, could be âcatastrophicâ for certain advertisers, one marketer said.
https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024/12/09/meta-plans-crackdown-on-health-related-user-data
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murders row of annoying
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New this AM: The FTC cracks down on two location data brokers, gravy analytics and Mobilewalla, claiming they sold location data related to....you guessed it....sensitive locations like health clinics.
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10 months ago
NEW: a communications firm that counts 750,000 users from law enforcement and federal agencies including the FBI and NYPD reported a breach of user PII last week. It's now facing a class action lawsuit.
news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-...
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Law Enforcement Communications Breach Exposed Data, Suit Says
Communications provider Datamaxx Applied Technologies Inc. was negligent in failing to protect the personally identifiable data of law enforcement officers from cybercriminals, according to a proposed...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/law-enforcement-communications-breach-exposed-data-suit-says
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Google is âonce, twice, three times a monopolist,â per DOJ in closing arguments
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024...
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Google, DOJ tussle one more time over ad tech
In closing arguments, the DOJ claimed that Google is âonce, twice, three times a monopolist.â
https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024/11/25/google-doj-tussle-one-more-time-over-ad-tech
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10 months ago
A piece by
@ryanbarwick.bsky.social
in which advertisers argue that they are just like "arms dealers" who have weapons but aren't involved in how those weapons are used against your privacy. âThat might be a gruesome analogy, but itâs pretty apt,â ummmm....
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024...
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How Lina Khanâs FTC changed the advertising industry
Beyond antitrust enforcement, Khanâs FTC got âinto the weedsâ of the digital advertising industry, and âthe toothpaste isnât going back into the tube,â one exec said.
https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024/11/18/how-lina-khan-s-ftc-changed-the-advertising-industry?utm_source=govdelivery
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Walmart is cruising into the holiday season right now, but it still has ways to go before it touches Amazon's advertising market share.
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024...
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Walmartâs retail media offering isnât coming for Amazonâs anytime soon, buyers say
Though it isnât âAmazon Canadaâ anymore, advertisers are still warming to the platform this holiday season.
https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024/11/22/walmart-s-retail-media-offering-isn-t-coming-for-amazon-s-anytime-soon-buyers-say
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I talked to the guy behind those Coca-Cola Christmas ads described as "soulless garbage," and "creepy." Get used to it, he told me.
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024...
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Inside the making of one of Coca-Colaâs controversial holiday commercials
Yes, the agencyâs managing partner has heard the criticismâand no, heâs not worried.
https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024/11/21/inside-the-making-of-one-of-coca-cola-s-controversial-holiday-commercials
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New from me: How Lina Khan and the FTC tried to reel in adtech and data collection, often for the first time.
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024...
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How Lina Khanâs FTC changed the advertising industry
Beyond antitrust enforcement, Khanâs FTC got âinto the weedsâ of the digital advertising industry, and âthe toothpaste isnât going back into the tube,â one exec said.
https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024/11/18/how-lina-khan-s-ftc-changed-the-advertising-industry
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11 months ago
after 10 years of big social media telling us no one wants posts that link out to other websites, it turns out it was really just the big social media companies that didn't want that
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Walmart's ad business in the US slowed just a hair, from 30% last quarter to 26% in Q3. Didn't break out size but last year it was roughly $3.4 billion
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New York Magazine has been on a tear lately, but I fear we've jumped the shark with the "ranking of NYC sauces"
www.grubstreet.com/article/best...
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The Cityâs Best Sauce
New Yorkâs salsas, dressings, and dips have never been brighter, bolder, or more varied. Here are 22 spots where youâll want to order extra.
https://www.grubstreet.com/article/best-sauce-in-nyc.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Dinner%20Party%20-%20November%2018%2C%202024&utm_term=Subscription%20List%20-%20NYM-Daily
11 months ago
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was asked to come up with some end of year pitches and I immediately aged like the guys who pick the wrong grail in last crusade
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it's very funny that they're just gonna call this "Haul," which is what my dad would say when he needed me to "haul my bullshit back to my room"
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/13/a...
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Amazon debuts discount store with everything under $20 to take on Temu and Shein
Called "Amazon Haul," the storefront is accessible through the company's mobile app, and it promises "crazy low prices" on a plethora of goods.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/13/amazon-haul-discount-storefront-debuts-to-take-on-temu-and-shein-.html?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew
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Ben Yagoda
11 months ago
âBaby bumpâ made it in America but Iâm doubtful about âmum chumsâ because rhyme.
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Bluesky is failing the ultimate metric by which I measure social media platformsâfinding insane content for the group chat. Step it up.
11 months ago
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bluesky is chill but i really miss the philly sports freaks who tweet stuff like "i will cut my foot off for devonta smith"
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Instead of charging a fee, Meta will offer EU citizens Facebook and Instagram without personalized ads. Instead, ads will be based on the content users are scrolling.
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-to...
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https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-to-offer-less-personalized-ads-in-concession-to-eu-d150cd47
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Cities built giant convention centers for conferences, only for them to lose money. I did not know this! "Most of the 175 convention centers across the country operate at a loss"
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/b...
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Why Are Cities Still Spending Big on Convention Centers?
Cities are spending more than ever to land the biggest events, but companies have long pulled back on spending for annual conferences and attendance has dwindled.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/business/convention-centers-revival.html?smid=tw-dealbook&smtyp=cur
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okay, guess I'm gonna earnestly try and figure this thing out.
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