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Why online organizers are pressuring advertisers to reconsider Twitch’s brand safety over antisemitism claims

A cadre of digital creators is accusing Twitch of antisemitic acts — and pressuring advertisers to pull their spending from the platform accordingly. Thus far, it’s unclear whether brands have changed their approach to advertising on Twitch as a result.  The group of online organizers, led by creator Dan “DanCantStream” Saltman, has centered its criticisms of Twitch around

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Acast Taps Barometer To Build Brand-Safe Podcast Marketplaces

For podcast advertising to truly take off, marketers need to be able to evaluate podcasts for brand safety and suitability at scale. But most podcast campaigns still involve manually evaluating particular shows before deciding whether to run ads, said Michael Consolazio, VP and digital brand standards lead at GroupeConnect, a division of Publicis Groupe. There

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Meta Advertisers Prepare For A Holiday Season Of Gifts And Glitches

Hi Readers, James Hercher here with the AdExchanger Commerce Media Newsletter. Thanks for reading! And Merry Glitchmas to those who celebrate. In the world of online advertising on big walled-garden platforms – Meta in particular – October through November truly is the season of giving. Of giving advertisers ulcers and panic attacks, that is. ’Tis

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Google Sheds No Tears At Its ‘Funeral’ For Blogs; Rage Against The Recommendation Machine

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Whose Funeral? Google Search upended online traffic earlier this year with a core update as a follow-up to its “helpful content update” last September.  The long and short of it is this: Many niche and independent publishers saw a 70% to 90% decline

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Presidential candidate endorsements boost subscriber conversions and donations at some publishers

The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times’ subscription businesses took a hit last week after the two publishers announced they would not endorse a presidential candidate this year. Hundreds of thousands of subscribers reportedly canceled their subscriptions over the decision. But other publishers, such as the Guardian and The Philadelphia Inquirer, reiterated their endorsements

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Digiday+ Research: Publishers’ use of X rebounds ahead of the election, but they’re still not spending money there

Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. The build-up to the U.S. presidential election has almost reached its peak, and publishers’ activity on the social platform formerly known as Twitter has shown a similar rise — but the group remains hesitant to actually invest money in

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