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Meta’s X rival Threads hits 275M active users

Mark Zuckerberg announced during Meta’s Q3 earnings call that Threads, the company’s X rival, now boasts 275 million monthly active users. This meteoric rise positions Threads as a key contender in social media, particularly amid ongoing turmoil at X. Threads achieved this impressive milestone in just nine months, adding approximately 8.3 million new users each… […]

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Brands Can Avoid Election Misinformation On YouTube – But Blocking News Isn’t The Answer

Last month, the New York Times published a story revealing that many big brands found themselves advertising on YouTube channels that support racist falsehoods.  The falsehoods in question related to stories about Haitian migrants in Ohio “eating ducks on the side of the road” or abducting and eating pets. That these falsehoods once dominated election coverage

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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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