Google has announced its “Privacy Sandbox” initiative, which will allow for more personalized adverts that do not require unique ID’s or individual cross site tracking This news comes as Google is also ending support for 3rd part cookies by 2022. This comes as Google, along with several other social media companies are facing intense…
Google finds its self in hot water as small businesses are coming forward to say they cannot compete due to how prominent Google makes certain adverts Smaller businesses are saying prominence is being given to larger companies as they can spend more on advertising. Google currently holds 90% of global internet searches and is…
Mountain Equipment Co-op and Moosehead Breweries have both announced they will no longer advertise on the social media site Both had been part of the boycott earlier this year that saw many companies from across the world halt advertising on the site in response to Facebook’s refusal to deal with hate speech Other companies,…
The video sharing app announced that small businesses who pay for advertising on Tik Tok will receive additional advertising free as part of an initiative to help promote smaller companies Tik Tok, who only this week managed to pull themselves away from a political dispute between the U.S. and China, have said the scheme will…
Spotify, Match, Epic Games Inc and 10 other organizations have formed the Coalition for App Fairness, in an attempt to push both Google and Apple into making changes to their app stores The coalition has set forth a series of “App Store Principles”, several of which take aim at current policies used by Google and…
Facebook has announced that Apple Inc. has agreed a request to businesses a temporary reprieve from paying 30% commission on paid online events. The agreement, which runs until the end of this year, will allow Facebook to use it’s own payment system Apple has come under fire from both consumers and app makers for how…
At Facebook’s annual F8 conference, the social media giant announced a test program that will hide the likes on Instagram posts from public view. The feature will be implemented for some users in Canada during the first week of May, 2019. It’s called “private like counts,” and will result in Instagram users no longer being…