A web crime ring that sold Facebook account service tickets collapses in dramatic fashion; how US antitrust precedent could inform the DOJ/Google ad tech trial; and more publishers turn to paywalls as the open web shuts its gates.
In today’s newsletter: Ad tech data can compromise Americans; Reddit has a hard road ahead revenue wise; CTV ad-buying startup tvScientific raises a funding round.
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. What Could Possible Go Wrong? Elon Musk was a splashy late get for the POSSIBLE marketing conference in Miami next week. He’s a major draw, but he comes with risks, as some brand leaders are concerned about Musk’s participation, Semafor reports. In previous […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. AdExchanger’s daily news round-up will return in 2023. Enjoy your holiday, and may we all resolve to make fewer cookie jokes in the new year. Of No Account A ProPublica report levels damning criticisms at the Google Display Network. For one thing, accounts […]
Until now, if an ad fraud scam was uncovered, the criminals behind it would usually fade back into the shadows with impunity, and shortly thereafter, they’d be back at it again – the seemingly eternal game of Whac-A-Mole. This time, there’s accountability. Two global botnets, Methbot and 3ve, are no more, and there are real people […]
