Digital Marketing

Bluesky announced that it raised $100 million in a Series B funding round last April, allowing the company to add developers and build out its protocol functionality.

“The Communications Act explicitly denies the Commission any ‘power of censorship’ or power to ‘interfere with the right of free speech,’” the ACLU and others say in a letter to FCC Chair Brendan Carr.

Shopping queries on AI platforms are growing faster than any other category and referral traffic is converting at higher rates,. This shows advertisers must tackle another new channel, according to marketing agency Skai.

A federal appellate court has granted Meta Platforms’ petition to review a ruling requiring the company to face claims by Facebook users who say they were duped by fraudulent ads.

In a matter of weeks, the only perceived economic bright spot for American voters – gas prices – has gone from not-so-bad to not-so-good, finds Ipsos’ tracking team.

The trial will focus on allegations that Bollore provided discounted communications services via Havas to two African country presidential contenders (both won) in exchange for contracts to run shipping port concessions.

Radio is the most trusted medium, with 85% of Americans finding it trustworthy or very much so, Radio Ink reports based on Katz Radio Group’s 2026 Media Trust Study. It is followed by newspapers (77%), television (73%), podcasts (70%), magazines (70%) and social media (49%).   

Traffic is plummeting for seemingly resilient publications, including Digital Trends (97%) and The Verge (-85%). But traffic decline doesn’t necessarily mean business decline, Fast Company writes. The Verge, an early questioner of AI’s impact on content, is pursuing a four-point strategy that includes a paywall. So while AI may be seen as a traffic destroyer, it is also an audience qualifier. 

There are lawsuits from eight state governments with antitrust concerns, as well as legal filings from Newsmax, DirecTV and the Communications Workers of America, among other lawsuits.

People who linger longer with chatbots reported higher loneliness, less interaction with actual humans and more signs of emotional dependence.