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 [email protected]

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Social - Sep 29, 2025 Meta launches £2.99 subscription for ad-free Facebook and Instagram in UK

Meta introduces ad-free subscription option for UK users at £2.99 monthly following ICO guidance.

Meta introduces subscription model at £2.99 monthly following ICO guidance on consent or pay frameworks, setting UK apart from stricter EU regulations.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Sep 29, 2025 Privacy group files complaint against AI surveillance service

Whitebridge.ai promises to find everything about anyone online using AI surveillance technology.

Lithuania-based Whitebridge.ai faces GDPR complaint over selling personal data reports compiled from social media without consent or legal basis.

by Luis Rijo

Data - Sep 29, 2025 Google AdSense rolls out traffic source breakdown for publishers

Traffic source breakdown appears as new filter option in AdSense reporting interface alongside country settings.

Google announced new traffic source breakdown in AdSense reports on September 26, enabling publishers to track visitor origins from direct and platform traffic.

by Luis Rijo

Social - Sep 28, 2025 Social media platform interventions fail to address core structural problems, researchers find

Social media simulation shows AI agents forming partisan echo chambers through posting and following behavior

Social media algorithms might not be the primary culprit behind platform dysfunction, according to August 2025 research by University of Amsterdam scientists.

by Luis Rijo

Social - Sep 28, 2025 Pinterest launches Top of Search ads for visual shopping transformation

Pinterest unveils Top of Search ads on September 25, 2025, targeting high-intent shoppers with 29% higher CTR and new local inventory advertising tools.

by Luis Rijo

Data - Sep 28, 2025 Austrian authority rules credit scoring fully automated decisions unlawful

Data protection ruling finds KSV1870's algorithmic scoring system violated GDPR prohibitions against automated decision-making.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Sep 28, 2025 Encyclopædia Britannica sues Perplexity for copyright infringement

The 250-year-old publisher filed a lawsuit against the AI startup on September 10, 2025, alleging massive copying of copyrighted content without authorization or payment.

by Luis Rijo

Data - Sep 28, 2025 SURF downgrades Microsoft Copilot education risks to medium while privacy concerns persist

SURF DPIA cover for Microsoft 365 Copilot education privacy assessment showing medium-level risks

Dutch education IT cooperative signals cautious progress but maintains reservations about AI tool's data handling and accuracy issues

by Luis Rijo