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July 2024

The surveillance advertising to financial fraud pipeline (29 Sept 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow022 mins

Pluralistic: The surveillance advertising to financial fraud pipeline (29 Sept 2023) Today’s links The surveillance advertising to financial fraud pipeline: Finding suckers is the one thing ad-targeting is good at. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current…

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An update on web publisher controls

Danielle Romain02 mins

Over the years advances in AI have enhanced our products, benefiting the people who use them, web content creators, and the overall web ecosystem. The rapid growth and development of generative AI tools is helping web publishers connect with their audiences more easily and creatively than ever before. We’re committed to developing AI responsibly, guided…

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Why Major SSPs Monetize the Majority of the Web’s Low-Quality Websites

Catherine Perloff09 mins

Despite the industry’s efforts, low-quality supply continues to be a regular component of the programmatic supply chain, according to July’s Jounce Media report, which found that top supply-side platforms (SSPs) often sell as much inventory from premium publishers as sub-premium. Inventory classified as sub-premium includes made-for-advertising sites, non-viewable ad placement, and inventory that could only…

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Opinion: The misuse of personal data is everywhere. Here’s one measure that fights back – Los Angeles Times

Roger McNamee09 mins

The United States has no national privacy law. What it has instead is a laissez-faire policy that allows businesses and governments to harvest all manner of data and use it in any way they choose. While many Americans are aware of the harm caused by social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, they are generally…

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