IAB Sweden kicks out Meta over failure to tackle deceptive ads
IAB Sweden today expelled Meta from its membership after ruling that the platform's work against deceptive ads is insufficient, marking a rare trade body sanction.
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Luís Rijo is a seasoned marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in Digital Marketing, Search, Social, Display, Video, and DOOH. Based in Europe. Also writing in the spend. Reach out via luis@ppc.land
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