NAI publishes paper on PETs in digital advertising

The Network Advertising Initiative published a paper to help privacy professionals navigate privacy-enhancing technologies in digital advertising. The paper explains that PETs in digital advertising can improve data governance, limit exposure of...

Tesla pushing Tron Ares ads in its cars

Disney has been marketing the hell out of the new Tron movie (Jared Leto be damned, I guess), and the latest attempt pushes an update into the cabin of Tesla vehicles. Essentially, this update applies a Tron Ares skin to the car’s built-in...

New EU rules on political advertising come into effect 

Have you ever run into a political advertisement in a newspaper or a webpage, without being aware that a political party or a foreign entity was behind it? This is just one example, in the age of information, we are increasingly faced with. From...

Amazon's Giant Ads Have Ruined the Echo Show

An anonymous reader shares a report: Last week, Amazon launched a major update of its line of Alexa-enabled Echo smart speakers and displays. The redesign -- led by former Microsoft design chief Ralf Groene, whom Amazon Devices & Services head...

Austria-based privacy group Noyb said Microsoft 365 Education installed cookies that collect browser data and are used for advertising purposes

Advertising Week Briefing: Podcast industry juggles using AI tools with maintaining medium’s intimacy

AI is having a transformative impact on content and advertising, and the audio space is no different. But the medium uniquely prides itself on its intimate relationship with its listeners, and the personal connection between host and audience. As...

Google Designated Strategic Player In UK Search And Advertising Market

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) designated Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google with strategic market status (SMS) in general search and advertising services after confirming that the company ticked off the legal criteria. The CMA...

Google Ads Missed Growth Opportunities Tab

Google is testing a new section within the Google Ads advertising console named "Missed Growth Opportunities." This section shows you the "performance you could've achieved in the last year if you'd adjusted your bids and budgets for campaigns...

GoDaddy Brings AI-Powered Digital Ads to Entrepreneurs, Empowering Faster Online Growth

GoDaddy Brings AI-Powered Digital Ads to Entrepreneurs, Empowering Faster Online Growth Simplifying professional digital ads creation for small businesses by eliminating technical barriers SINGAPORE, Oct 9, 2025 - (ACN Newswire) - GoDaddy, a...

Google Open-Sources an MCP Server for the Google Ads API, Bringing LLM-Native Access to Ads Data

Google has open-sourced a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes read-only access to the Google Ads API for agentic and LLM applications. The repository googleads/google-ads-mcp implements an MCP server in Python that surfaces two tools...

Political ads: new EU rules take effect — what changes, what doesn’t, and who feels it first

119 Brussels — New EU-wide rules on political advertising take effect today. The Regulation on the Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA) promises clearer labelling, tighter limits on microtargeting and a ban on foreign-funded...

The last bite: U.K. bans ‘less healthy’ food ads. Could MAHA do the same in U.S.?

But turkeys cost more than chickens, so the compensation for lost birds is higher, pushing Jennie-O up the rankings. Plus, Minnesota and its nation-leading turkey production sits in the wild bird migration corridor, bringing the virus here with...

UK watchdog targets Google’s ‘strategic’ role in search ads and a competitive market

UK watchdog targets Google’s ‘strategic’ role in search ads and a competitive market

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s antitrust watchdog on Friday labeled Google a “strategic” player in the online search advertising market, paving the way for regulators to force the company to change its business practices to ensure more competition in...

Microsoft Ads Posts On How To Optimize For AI Search Answers

The Microsoft Advertising blog posted about how to optimize for AI Search Answers. I thought it was weird to see this on the Microsoft Advertising blog and not on the Bing Search blog, because (a) it is an ad blog and (b) it was written by Krishna...

Google’s search and ads business to face tougher rules in the UK

US tech giant Google will face special abuse controls in the United Kingdom in relation to its general search and search advertising services businesses, the country’s competition watchdog confirmed on Friday. The designation means Google’s search...

‘Why aren’t my ads converting?’ 101

In brief When it comes to ads not converting, marketer Jason Le has seen it all. In this piece, he shares the 10 most common reasons paid ads fall flat – and how you can fix them. Dear Jason, I’ve burned through $5000 in Facebook ads. Got bots,...

Tesla doesn't usually advertise its cars, but it's spending on ads to promote Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package

Tesla is going all out to get Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package over the line. The EV maker has purchased ads urging shareholders to vote for the proposed compensation plan on a host of social media platforms, according to a disclosure filed...

Soccer Star at Risk of 'High-Level Paraplegia' After Colliding with LED Advertising Board and Breaking Neck By Becca Longmire

NEED TO KNOW Togolese soccer star, Samuel Asamoah, is at risk of paraplegia after breaking his neck during a mid-game collision with an advertising board in China. Midfielder Asamoah, 31, collided headfirst with an LED advertising panel and...

Naples attorney files federal lawsuit against Meta over deceptive ads 

A local attorney is taking on Meta. On Oct. 7, Naples attorney Tom Grady, with GradyLaw, filed a federal lawsuit against Meta Platforms, including its affiliates Instagram and WhatsApp, over "Chinese stock scams." He seeks class-action status. The...