FTC fines Hopper 35 million dollars over hidden booking fees
A twelve-payment redress schedule follows claims that VIP Support and Price Freeze fees deceived buyers, per court filings. Disclosure rules now bind bookings.
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Sounder splits podcast content into four sentiment categories
Sounder now scores IAB audio categories as positive, negative, neutral or mixed, giving publishers a tone layer that could raise CPMs on contextual inventory.
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Handwrytten cards now fire automatically from HubSpot deals
Cards can trigger from any HubSpot deal, ticket, or contact record at no extra fee, with each note logged automatically to the CRM timeline as volume scales.
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YouTube kills Shorts dislike button, adds 2x speed and mute today
The dislike count stopped updating in late June, replaced by a heart icon. YouTube Studio also gained an Account Status page and a per-video revenue column.
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Google gives African indie studios 1 million dollars, 27 days to apply
Each studio can receive 50,000 to 200,000 dollars, and the application window closes at noon UTC on July 31, leaving 26 days for eligible teams to submit it.
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Harvard finds better surveys still cannot cut 23% flip rate
A 59-survey Harvard analysis finds priming reduction and stricter filters barely move the 23% swing rate, leaving panel-based brand lift research exposed.
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Reddit locks EU teen chat and ads as age checks start June 24
Teens aged 13 to 15 permanently lose chat, followers and ad personalization, verified via Apple, Google or third party Persona under the Digital Services Act.
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Amazon gives sellers until October 31 to lock in FBA fee credits
Enrollment auto-applies through October 31 for existing sellers, but new branded ASIN launches after that date need direct sign-up or benefits will not apply.
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Google Ads reps gain opt-out link after years of spam complaints
Third-party Google Ads expert emails now carry a working unsubscribe link, a specialist confirmed, but Google's own sales reps stay excluded from the change.
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Brave Search surfaces 12,474 site bangs directly in suggestions
The feature surfaces bang shortcuts such as !yt and !a inside Brave's autocomplete field, part of a catalog spanning 12,474 sites most publishers still lack.
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Viaplay exits Netherlands, sells Dutch unit to DPG Media for 142M euros
The EUR 142 million deal with Videoland covers a unit that generated EUR 149 million in net sales during 2025, still pending regulatory and lender approval.
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Italy's AGCM probes Apple over blocked iCloud rivals on iOS, iPadOS
The June 9 order targets full-device backup APIs that Apple withholds from rival cloud providers on iPhone and iPad, with a final ruling due by March 2027.
