Attack of the clones: Now that most major social platforms have a TikTok-like feature, each is exploring different ways to use short-form video to further their longer-term goals.
Policy change: Pinterest banned all advertisements that contain weight loss imagery and language in an effort to protect the mental health of its users.
That's a wrap: WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS concluded their upfront negotiations this week, seeing strong demand and historic price hikes.
Marcus UK users get interest rate bumps: Goldman Sachs is giving its UK direct bank customers higher interest rates on two savings products—in return, the bank gets a shot at more users for cross-selling.
Coming in at No.1 confirms that it’s the preeminent neobank in the US—but it still could use a national banking charter to help build trust and hang onto its growing customer base.
Livestreaming is poised to be a major driver of growth for social commerce as the capabilities expand and improve. For marketers that are ready to dip their toes in the livestreaming waters, here’s how to incorporate the practice into social commerce strategies today:
Gen Z doesn’t trust brands with its data
On today's episode, we discuss what Google delaying getting rid of third-party cookies means for everyone, whether people will want to listen to audio on Facebook, what to make of TikTok's new mini apps called Jumps, Google's EU ad tech antitrust case, if moviegoing is making a return, what if time didn't exist, and more. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior analysts Audrey Schomer and Sara M. Watson and analyst at Insider Intelligence Nina Goetzen.
The company petitioned for the recusal of FTC chair Lina Khan from all related antitrust investigations over her past criticism. Amazon’s aggressive move may ultimately backfire by galvanizing regulatory and legislative interest in clamping down on its business practices.
The small-business-centric point-of-sale solution can push PayPal further into in-store payments and help it court more small sellers—though it’ll face competition from players like Square and Stripe.
A new brand of influencer: The NCAA rule changes permit college athletes to monetize their likeness, creating new opportunities for marketers.
The US’ Big 3 carriers set to combat robocalls: Carriers met the deadline for implementing the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID technology designed to show callers’ true phone numbers.
Maine passed the country’s second statewide ban on facial recognition. Though the law is the strictest of its kind, it won’t affect federal law enforcement currently using facial recognition to track and identify individuals across the country.
eToro eyes another quarter of strong user acquisition after a record Q1 thanks to sustained retail investing activity and its expensive US expansion—expect other US trading platforms to share similar record user growth in the coming months.