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Bots Riding the Waves of a Trending Hashtag
19% of the profiles in the conversation were identified as fake accounts . On January 28, the most active day in the conversation, when #BoycottRipCurl was on X’s top trending hashtags, inauthentic profiles were responsible for over 30% of the discourse .
19% of the profiles in the conversation were identified as fake accounts . On January 28, the most active day in the conversation, when #BoycottRipCurl was on X’s top trending hashtags, inauthentic profiles were responsible for over 30% of the discourse .
Rotem Baruchin • Rip Curl Caught in a Vortex of Fake Profiles
Digital ads are a $330-billion global business, according to estimates by the research firm eMarketer, and one that’s increasingly dominated by a few major players like Google and Facebook. Google plays a dual role in it both as one of the biggest sellers of online ads on the planet, and also the biggest tech company placing online ads on... See more
David Uberti • Here's How Google Sends Advertising Dollars to Fake News Sites
Special Report: Top brands are sending $2.6 billion to misinformation websites each year - NewsGuard
Matt Skibinskinewsguardtech.com
What misinformation is worth in advertising dollars
Wayfair Conspiracy: Analyzing the evidence.
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Dive Brief:
- 4A’s unveiled the Advertiser Protection Bureau (APB), where agencies will collectively share the responsibility of creating a community that protects the health of all brands while keeping consumers safe, too, according to a press release. The announcement was made at the 4A’s closed Accelerate conference last month but only now
4A's, ad agencies form Advertiser Protection Bureau to take on brand safety
eventy-five percent of companies report being exposed to brand safety issues, but only 26% have taken some kind of action, and 15% haven’t adjusted their strategies at all, according to research by GumGum and Custom. Another study by Sizmek found that four in 10 brands report delivering ads on unsafe websites, but 64% find it tough to implement an... See more
Erica Sweeney • Consumers believe brands intentionally place ads next to unsafe content, study says
Fox Corp must face Smartmatic $2.7 billion defamation claim
By Jonathan Stempel
January 10, 202510:02 AM GMT+11Updated 7 days ago
A view of the signage outside the News Corporation building, after it was announced that Rupert Murdoch would step down as chairman of News Corp and Fox in favour of his son Lachlan Murdoch, in New York, U.S., September... See more
By Jonathan Stempel
January 10, 202510:02 AM GMT+11Updated 7 days ago
A view of the signage outside the News Corporation building, after it was announced that Rupert Murdoch would step down as chairman of News Corp and Fox in favour of his son Lachlan Murdoch, in New York, U.S., September... See more