Instagram brings 13+ content ratings and Limited Content setting to India
Instagram expanded its 13+ content rating and new Limited Content setting to India on April 9, 2026, tightening default protections for all users under 18.
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Canva buys Simtheory and Ortto to turn a design tool into a full work platform
Canva on April 8 acquired Simtheory and Ortto, adding agentic AI orchestration and a customer data platform with 11,000 customers to its growing martech stack.
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OpenAI's ads manager is live - and the barrier to entry just dropped
OpenAI has quietly rolled out an ads manager for ChatGPT, cutting the minimum spend threshold from $250,000 to $50,000 as it races toward a planned IPO this year.
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Kenya fines a health app KES 50,000 for using a doctor's photo without consent
Kenya's data regulator ordered ESHE Community to pay KES 50,000 and remove promotional TikTok and Instagram videos after publishing a doctor's photo without verified consent.
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Google merges all ads developer tools into one hub - is it enough?
Google launched a unified Advertising and Measurement Developers Hub on April 6, covering APIs, SDKs, tagging, analytics, and publisher tools in one portal.
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Nexxen's AI-native DSP UI signals a shift in who controls the machine
Nexxen launched an AI-native DSP interface and expanded its nexAI DSP Assistant on April 6, covering pre-campaign QA, deal diagnostics, and mid-flight optimization.
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Google AdSense Offerwall is generally available - what it means
Google AdSense today made Offerwall generally available, adding email collection in beta, rewarded ads, and unconsented traffic monetization for publishers.
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Google sets June 15 deadline to stop hijacking users' back button
Google today named back button hijacking an explicit spam violation, with enforcement beginning June 15, 2026 - two months after today's policy announcement.
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IAS opens beta for tool that blocks low-quality AI content near ads
IAS launched an open beta on April 2 for Low-Quality GenAI Avoidance, letting advertisers block AI slop via Context Control before and after the bid.
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Microsoft Advertising kills SOAP API: what the October 2026 deadline means
Microsoft Advertising is retiring its SOAP API by January 31, 2027, with new features exclusive to REST from October 1, 2026. Here is what changes and when.
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Spotify's new carousel ads and playlist tools put brands inside the fan moment
Spotify on March 31 unveiled carousel ads, revamped sponsored playlists, split testing, and automated bidding for advertisers managing campaigns in Ads Manager.
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News publishers dodge AI traffic hit - but health and education crater
Index Exchange data from 1,200 publishers shows news ad requests fell just 7% while health and careers dropped 40-50% as AI overviews reshape web traffic in 2025.
