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  • IAS blocks 800 Papyrus domains faking $1 million a month in ad traffic 10 min read

    IAS blocks 800 Papyrus domains faking $1 million a month in ad traffic

    Novel-reading apps hid browser windows that clicked and scrolled on their own, lifting eCPM roughly 4x and attention scores 13%. Optimization data now suspect.

  • Prebid.js gains DevTools MCP module letting AI agents read live auctions 12 min read

    Prebid.js gains DevTools MCP module letting AI agents read live auctions

    Merged after 19 commits and 109 passing checks, the module lets publishers query header bidding state from Chrome. Still experimental, still behind a flag.

  • Meta faces $567 million abatement order over teen harm in New Mexico 12 min read

    Meta faces $567 million abatement order over teen harm in New Mexico

    Under-18 accounts get a 90-hour monthly ceiling across Facebook and Instagram, plus notification blackouts. Judge Biedscheid refused every algorithm remedy.

  • Mediaset faces 30-day deadline after Italy bans Mentana deepfakes 13 min read

    Mediaset faces 30-day deadline after Italy bans Mentana deepfakes

    Garante found on-screen disclaimers too weak for inattentive viewers, citing GDPR articles 5 and 25. No fine followed. Does satire still shield synthetic media?

  • Google Ads gains View call report link inside phone conversion actions 9 min read

    Google Ads gains View call report link inside phone conversion actions

    Lead generation advertisers now reach call details in one click, opening a report where AI-written summaries have sat since April. How many knew it existed?

  • Google Business Profile in Gemini now works for multi-location accounts 11 min read

    Google Business Profile in Gemini now works for multi-location accounts

    Workspace accounts remain unsupported, leaving agencies on personal Gmail logins. Every Gemini edit runs through official APIs and still needs owner sign-off.

  • ChatGPT advertisers face 10 days to opt out of automatic advanced matching 10 min read

    ChatGPT advertisers face 10 days to opt out of automatic advanced matching

    Conversion-optimised CPC reaches product feed campaigns, plus URL macros and Triple Whale and Hightouch hooks. Brazil and Mexico follow; a carousel is in test.

  • Ziff Davis writes off $54.8m on health media as ad revenue drops 6% 11 min read

    Ziff Davis writes off $54.8m on health media as ad revenue drops 6%

    Gaming advertiser retention fell to 81.6% from 93.7%, and revenue per technology advertiser dropped 11% to $113,267. Buyers face a thinner premium supply pool.

  • Yelp halts share buybacks to pay down $100 million credit facility 35 min read

    Yelp halts share buybacks to pay down $100 million credit facility

    Restaurant and retail ad revenue fell 10% to $102 million while other revenue nearly doubled to $33 million. Repurchases resume in 2027, with $339 million left.

  • Grindr ad revenue gains 44% to $25m as direct deals stay hard to win 26 min read

    Grindr ad revenue gains 44% to $25m as direct deals stay hard to win

    Ads supplied 18% of second-quarter revenue and $48m in the first half, but management guides that share back near 15% in 2027. Does the dollar base still grow?

  • Roku ad prices drop 12% as impressions jump 40% in Q2 11 min read

    Roku ad prices drop 12% as impressions jump 40% in Q2

    Advertising revenue still climbed 25% to $673 million, with third-party DSPs buying nearly three-quarters of in-stream video. Fox closes the deal in H1 2027.

  • Aman stays silent as Amanvari police video gains 567,000 views 11 min read

    Aman stays silent as Amanvari police video gains 567,000 views

    Reviewer paid over $5,000 a night and was turned away at the gate by security. Creator channels now carry brand exposure that media budgets cannot buy back.

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