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California bans personalized feeds for under-16s
California's feed ban, Amazon ads in ChatGPT, and more.
Shoppers blame TikTok Shop for fraud
TikTok Shop's fraud problem, OpenAI's ad rules, and more.
Meta's new Muse agent shops and pays for shoppers
Meta's shopping agent, YouTube live commentary, and more.
Australia could let users turn off feeds
Algorithm off-switches, Google's EU shakeup, creator execs, and more.
AI chatbots talked most AI users out of a purchase
AI shopping ads, Anthropic's brand blueprints, and more.
Google keeps ad tech empire
Google keeps its ad empire, YouTube flags brand deals, and more.
Shoppers switch to cheaper brands
Shopper switching, TikTok's NFL deal, Gemini 3.8, and more.
Chrome just killed uBlock Origin ad blocking
Chrome kills uBlock Origin, AI agents as customers, and more.
Amazon secretly overcharged your ad auctions, FTC says
Amazon's ad auction scandal, Google Maps click theft, and more.
Chipotle handed 100 creators the keys to its kitchens
Chipotle's creator takeover, Instagram's AI crackdown, and more.
YouTube now lets you tag Amazon products for commissions
YouTube's Amazon tags, Google's AI video ads, and more.
Google is wrapping your search links in redirects
Google's link redirects, X's Lead Gen Ads return, and more.
Sony Music sues Kroger over 392 unlicensed ad songs
Sony sues Kroger, TikTok beats Reels, AI invisibility, and more.
How AI search is draining your web traffic
AI search traffic drain, ChatGPT ads, FTC AI fines, and more.
Fanta is building a Halloween universe to own the season
Fanta's Halloween play, TikTok's $400M fine, Claude Sonnet 5, and more.
☕️ Google's Preferred Source button can lift your traffic
Google's Preferred Source, AI writing surge on the web, and more.
☕️ The FTC could sue you over personalized pricing
The FTC's pricing crackdown, YouTube's creator payouts, and more.
☕️ YouTube is about to inflate your view counts
YouTube's inflated view counts, Reddit's AI videos, and more.
☕️ ChatGPT referrals to your site jumped 303% in a year
ChatGPT referrals surge 303%, Apple Maps ads, and more.
☕️ X now shows if your posts are shadowbanned
X reveals shadowbans, AI shopping surges, and more.
☕️ TikTok Shop buyers just spent $50 billion
TikTok Shop hits $50B, ChatGPT ads automate, and more.
☕️ Walmart now lets you block wasted search terms
Walmart's new search blocking, Reddit's shopper edge, and more.
☕️ YouTube is doubling the watch hours before you earn
YouTube's new payout rules, Google's AI traffic data, and more.
☕️ Spotify's new skip button could gut your podcast ads
Spotify's ad-skip threat, OpenAI's ad push, and more.
☕️ Disney is opening Disney+ to TikTok creators
Disney courts TikTok creators, Adobe lands in ChatGPT, and more.
☕️ Google Maps is becoming a new ordering channel for restaurants
Google Maps ordering, AI search sales, brand deal risks, and more.
☕️ Disney just handed TikTok creators its biggest franchises
Disney arms TikTok creators, why influencers flop, and more.
☕️ Reels now owns half of Instagram's ad slots
Reels dominate Instagram ads, TikTok's AI video tool, and more.
☕️ Snapchat will stop recommending your AI-only videos
Snapchat's AI crackdown, ChatGPT shopping ads, and more.
☕️ Amazon gives you 14 days to approve AI title rewrites
Amazon's AI title rewrites, Microsoft forcing AI Max, and more.
☕️ X just settled its war with advertisers
X settles with advertisers, Meta's stickier AI, and more.
☕️ Shoppers are ditching search bars for chat
Chat-based shopping, New York's minor targeting limits, and more.
☕️ Gap is turning employees into brand creators
Gap's employee creators, bots outnumbering humans, and more.
☕️ He fired his marketing team for AI
He fired his team for AI, Google Overviews reshape search, and more.
☕️ Google is finally giving you PMax controls
Mid-tier influencer myths, new PMax controls, and more.
☕️ Meta's new campaign wants you to trust AI
Meta's AI trust push, Google Ads expiry dates, and more.
☕️ Instagram lets you refresh old posts without losing reach
Amazon's in-store ad tracking, Instagram post refreshes, and more.
☕️ Netflix just opened its 250M viewers to you
YouTube demonetizes AI slop, Netflix opens its ad doors, and more.
☕️ Google must share its search data with rivals
Google shares search data, AI shoppers skip checkout, and more.
☕️ X is redirecting stolen content payouts to you
AI's brand bias, X's payout shift, TikTok's NBA play, and more.
☕️ Apple Maps ads are here, but not for everyone
Ads invade AI search and Maps, plus X's new mention tool, and more.
☕️ Google Images is becoming a new discovery channel
Google Images as discovery, Anthropic's creepy Claude ad, and more.
☕️ Meta's AI ad tools are misrepresenting your brand
Meta's AI ad problems, X's reach boost for mutuals, and more.
☕️ AI is quietly killing your search traffic
AI search cuts, EU teen rules, Disney+ ads, affiliate theft, and more.
☕️ Infinite scroll and autoplay could vanish from Meta
Google's AI ad labels, LinkedIn goes AI, 2026 budgets, and more.
☕️ DuckDuckGo now blocks your YouTube ads by default
ChatGPT beats your chatbot, ad amnesia, Google exits, and more.
☕️ Netflix is becoming a new short-form video channel
Meta's new AI ad rules, Netflix goes short-form, and more.
☕️ ChatGPT sends 92% of your AI traffic
ChatGPT dominates AI traffic, Reddit's fake review crackdown, and more.
☕️ Instagram approved child abuse ads
Instagram's child abuse ad scandal, AI shopping, and more.
☕️ Why Google can now spot your AI content
Google spots AI content, brands rethink DTC, and more.
☕️ Australia is raising the stakes on reaching under-16s
Influencers rival search, Australia's under-16 ban, and more.
☕️ Only 36 brands stay visible across AI search
Only 36 brands win at AI search, plus OpenAI's ad play, and more.
☕️ Amazon's Prime Video ads just triggered a lawsuit
WhatsApp usernames, cheaper Google Ads, TikTok's AI scripts, and more.
☕️ YouTube Shorts just took away a creator signal
Marketers can't prove ROI, Starbucks pays baristas, and more.
☕️ Google's new spam update could hit your rankings
Google's spam update, Meta's in-ad bookings, shoppable TVs, and more.
☕️ Meta is merging its two creator marketing hubs
OpenAI enters ads, Meta merges creator hubs, and more.
☕️ Shoppers are fact-checking your AI claims on Reddit
Reddit fact-checks AI claims, TikTok Shop's new fee, and more.
☕️ Brands are passing off AI influencers as real customers
Fake AI influencers, new kids' marketing rules, and more.
☕️ ChatGPT ads reach customers Google never could
ChatGPT ads, EU disclosure pushback, YouTube podcasts, and more.
☕️ Meta is turning live video into a shopping channel
Meta's shopping push, TikTok's AI slop problem, and more.
☕️ News sites are dying
Facebook's Google-like search, Instagram's surge, and more.
☕️ LinkedIn wants to own B2B creator discovery
LinkedIn's creator play, Instagram's algorithm tweak, and more.
☕️ ChatGPT failed to kill Google Search
Google survives ChatGPT, phone-free events surge, and more
☕️ Google adds guidance on third-party SEO tools
Social commerce surges, TikTok bans AI voices, and more
☕️ Bots now outnumber humans on the web
Bots overtake humans online, Instagram Plus launches, and more.
☕️ YouTube daily usage surpasses Netflix
YouTube tops Netflix, Amazon's AI fakes problem, and more
☕️ Google adds AI visibility reports to Search Console
Google AI reports, Temu's ad pullback, agent fraud, and more
☕️ Only 12% of firms can prove AI marketing ROI
AI marketing ROI gaps, Google search shifts, and more.
☕️ TikTok's road to becoming a super app
TikTok's super app plans, ChatGPT ads, and more