German court blocks Meta's appeal, awards €1,500 for Business Tools tracking
Dresden Higher Regional Court denies Meta's revision to Federal Court, ruling Business Tools data collection illegal with €1,500 compensation per affected Instagram user.
Luis Rijo
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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Scope3 cuts engineering and sales staff again as agentic AI pivot hits reality
Scope3 confirmed last week it reduced engineering and sales staff five months after previous layoffs as the Brian O'Kelley-led startup pursues agentic media trading transformation.
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Roblox's ad platform hits 90%+ completion rates as age checks unlock adult audience data
Gaming platform's rewarded video ads deliver 95% viewability across 1,000+ brands while mandatory age verification reveals 27% of users are adults - unlocking mass market advertising potential.
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Sam Altman calls Anthropic's Super Bowl ads "dishonest" in live interview
OpenAI CEO defends ChatGPT advertising model during TBPN appearance while launching GPT-5.3-Codex coding model with mid-turn interaction capabilities.
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German retailers see up to 94% conversion lift from 3D product models
BVDW whitepaper reveals 3D product visualization boosts conversions by 94%, cuts returns 35%, and transforms digital shopping as AI accelerates production costs.
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Amazon research claims interactive video ads drive 79% engagement gains
Amazon Ads and Publicis Media research surveying 7,800 consumers reveals interactive video ads generate engagement, attention, and relevance advantages.
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Google researchers question advertising frequency orthodoxy in new analysis
Google marketing researchers challenge decades of frequency assumptions, arguing first advertising impact delivers greatest value and S-curves reflect measurement limitations.
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Performance marketer calls hardcoded UTMs "structural flaw" in Google Ads tracking
Ilja Zonov advocates dynamic ValueTrack parameters over manual UTM strings, arguing static tracking breaks campaigns and creates attribution failures.
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AppSumo's revenue crashes 50% as lifetime deal model faces existential crisis
Noah Kagan publicly acknowledged today that AppSumo's revenue has declined 50% over the past two years, as the digital marketplace confronts fundamental challenges threatening its business model built on lifetime software deals for entrepreneurs.
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Brussels targets TikTok's scroll trap with landmark DSA case
European Commission charges TikTok with DSA violations over infinite scroll, autoplay and push notifications that fuel compulsive behavior among minors and vulnerable users.
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Spotify's Page Match lets readers jump between books and audiobooks instantly
Spotify this week launched Page Match and Bookshop.org integration, enabling seamless format switching and physical book purchases through the streaming app.
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Spotify brings music storytelling directly into your listening feed with new feature
Spotify today launched About the Song in beta, offering Premium users in six markets swipeable story cards that reveal song meanings and creative context.
