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Meta’s not beating the scam ads allegations; SEO tools are getting into AI prompts; and the telcos are at it again.

SSPs aren’t thrilled by TTD characterizing them as “resellers”; Amazon DSP just announced a new partnership to sell Netflix inventory; and pharma brands will be subject to stricter regulations, per the FDA.

Life360, a popular family safety and tracking app, announced its first location-based ad targeting solution, called Place Ads, and a foot-traffic analytics product named Uplift that measures store visitation.

2025 will be the first year YouTube wins at ad revenue. Plus, d’ya hear that? It’s the sound of the mobile ad tech ecosystem saying, “We told you so.”

Google and the DOJ are currently questioning witnesses regarding how particular ad channels are established as defined markets. Plus, a wave of freelance advertising consultants has arrived.

It might be surprising to learn the government fights against monopolies the same way now as it did in the late 19th century – partly because the laws haven’t needed to change all that much.

In today’s newsletter: Mobile and email providers face political blowback if they enforce ad policies; a new analytics startup sets its sights on Amazon attribution; and CFOs and CMOs are more aligned than you might think.

In today’s newsletter: The CMA still has a bone to pick with the Chrome Privacy Sandbox; the FCC fines mobile carriers for selling customer location data to data brokers; and the Financial Times is the latest publisher to strike a licensing deal with an AI company.

In today’s newsletter: MiQ’s Lara Koenig takes the stage at CTV Connect to talk about what’s next for programmatic CTV; Snap can’t compete because it lacks scale; and TikTok faces a potential ban (again).

In today’s newsletter: Can Etsy and Wayfair compete against Temu?; audience data dominates the TV upfronts; the FTC sues to block the Kroger/Albertsons deal.