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  • TikTok Was Rife With Election Misinformation; What The Web Would Look Like Without Big Tech

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Tikked Off Apparently TikTok doesn’t just feature amusing dance videos created by Gen Zers. Like its larger social media peers, TikTok was not immune to the sharing of misinformation during the election. According to The Wrap, TikTok shared in a new “transparency report” that […]

  • Omnicom, Home Depot Push For Misinfo Probe; Simpli.fi Buys ERP Platform For $100M

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Stop The Spread Misinformation isn’t a virus – but it can spread like one. Election fraud paranoia, hate speech and online conspiracy theories were all roiling in the overheated atmosphere that contributed to the Jan. 6 siege of the US Capitol. And advertisers don’t want […]

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    Facebook’s Misinfo Problems Continue; Vizio’s Inscape Limits Data Use

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Falling Short? Facebook updated its misinformation policy to include vaccine-related content, as the company continues fighting against claims that it isn’t doing enough to protect its billions of users. The Wall Street Journal reports that the social networking giant will over the coming weeks […]

  • Too bad there isn’t a Black Friday deal on Facebook inventory – because it’s getting pricey. Coming into Thanksgiving week, Facebook CPMs were up by 30%.

    Facebook CPMs Will Be Higher Than Ever This Holiday Season

    Too bad there isn’t a Black Friday deal on Facebook inventory – because it’s getting pricey. Following a massive 38% spike in CPMs on Facebook between September and the week before the election, prices dipped back to more normal levels during the first week in November before climbing back up again, according to digital agency […]

  • Apple To Cut App Store Fees For Small Devs; Georgia Senate Runoff Tops $100M In Ad Spending

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Halves Not Apple is about to make a lot of smaller developers happy. Starting next year, Apple will lower its commission from 30% to 15% on sales for developers that generate less than $1 million in revenue through the App Store, including on […]

  • Biden Can’t Change US Media’s Toxicity; MediaMath, Merkle Partner For Cookieless ID Solution

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. It’s All About Trust The political and cultural divide in the United States was starkly visible during the 2020 election – especially as the results rolled in last week. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to be a “healer in chief.” But as Campaign US […]

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    AOC On Ads; Election’s Over, But It’s Still A Dicey Time For Brands

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. AOC On Ads That didn’t take long. Just two days after candidate Biden became President-elect Biden, tensions among Dem factions have already spilled out into the open. Some centrist Democrats have blamed their left-leaning colleagues for surprise losses in the party’s House majority. New […]

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    What Can Political Pollsters Learn From Marketers To Improve Their Data?

    Baseball legend Yogi Berra once famously said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Berra wasn’t referring to the 2020 presidential election, of course, but the quote is apt when it comes to polling data in the days and weeks leading to Election Day, which, according to most reports, were way off base and […]

  • How Ad Tech Peeps Are Coping With Election-Related Distractions

    So, there’s an election or something happening in the United States right now? And, apparently, it’s also a workday. Sure. But there has to be a better strategy for getting through the day than repeatedly stress-refreshing the AP’s live election tallies. Here’s how the ad tech community is staying chill, if such a thing is […]

  • Facebook Is Up To 10 Million Active Advertisers, But Zuck Says He Fears For The Future Of Personalized Advertising

    Although Snap and Pinterest say they benefited revenue-wise from the Facebook boycott over the summer, Facebook barely felt a ding. Advertising made up nearly all of Facebook’s revenue in the quarter – $21.2 billion of $21.5 billion overall, a 22% year-over-year increase. And Facebook now has more than 10 million active advertisers across its services – […]

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    TikTok #Hurting; Apple Critics Join Forces

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. #Hurting If TikTok were to be banned for two months, as many as half of its users in the United States might never come back. If the ban continued for six months, around 90% of its US users would be gone forever. That’s according to Vanessa […]

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    Traditional Media Plummets In UK; Trump Outspending Biden On Google And YouTube

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Down With Tradition Traditional media, walloped by the pandemic’s economic effects, will drag the United Kingdom’s total media spend down 7.5% from last year, according to eMarketer. The analyst firm expects traditional media ad spend to collapse 22.6% in 2020, an estimate stemming from […]

  • 2020 Election Moves Online; Amazon’s Audible Makes Podcast Push

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Digital Election  The 2020 campaign is happening online. Trump has recreated the appeal of his rallies on the “Trump 2020” app, which highlights programming from right-leaning news organizations. His team also hosts nightly webcasts on Facebook and Twitter. Trump’s outlandishness and media dominance […]

  • Fraud Scheme Targets CTV; Biden’s Social Skills

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. A Tangled Web Joe Biden hasn’t gained much traction with online platforms. Does he need to? This election is a “battle for the soul of the internet,” with Biden’s mild-mannered decency pitted against President Trump’s shock-jock appeal on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, said Rob […]

  • What Happens To The Bloomberg Ad Money Now?

    Michael Bloomberg’s Democratic primary campaign is finished, but is the Bloomberg media machine exiting the race as well? There is only speculation about how and how much Bloomberg will invest to back Joe Biden, who he endorsed when he dropped out, or on liberal advocacy campaigns. He seems intent on remaining a force in the […]

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    AdExchanger Politics: Super Tuesday Ad Strategies

    You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. Super Tuesday is the presidential primary’s most important day, with 14 states, a third of delegates up for grabs, and a […]