Cloudflare launches Observatory and Smart Shield for website performance
Cloudflare announced Observatory monitoring platform and Smart Shield on September 26, 2025, offering performance insights and one-click fixes for all subscription tiers.
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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Cloudflare launches AI Index for website content discovery
Cloudflare announced AI Index on September 26, 2025, enabling website owners to control content access by AI platforms through structured APIs and monetization.
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FTC finalizes restrictions on Omnicom's acquisition of IPG
Federal regulators approved consent order on September 26, 2025, imposing monitoring requirements on $13.5 billion advertising agency transaction.
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YouTube Premium expands playback and download features across devices
YouTube Premium adds high-quality audio for music videos, 4x playback speed controls, Jump Ahead for TVs, and Shorts downloads to more platforms.
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Meta launches £2.99 subscription for ad-free Facebook and Instagram in UK
Meta introduces subscription model at £2.99 monthly following ICO guidance on consent or pay frameworks, setting UK apart from stricter EU regulations.
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Privacy group files complaint against AI surveillance service
Lithuania-based Whitebridge.ai faces GDPR complaint over selling personal data reports compiled from social media without consent or legal basis.
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Google AdSense rolls out traffic source breakdown for publishers
Google announced new traffic source breakdown in AdSense reports on September 26, enabling publishers to track visitor origins from direct and platform traffic.
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Social media platform interventions fail to address core structural problems, researchers find
Social media algorithms might not be the primary culprit behind platform dysfunction, according to August 2025 research by University of Amsterdam scientists.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SURF downgrades Microsoft Copilot education risks to medium while privacy concerns persist
Dutch education IT cooperative signals cautious progress but maintains reservations about AI tool's data handling and accuracy issues
