Digital Marketing
Google and Meta’s New Terms Risk Fines Up to 10% of Sales
EU ceilings reach 10% of worldwide sales as Google and Meta rewrite data rules. No case is open yet, but product shifts could hit ad signals first.
EU Regulation.
Digital Marketing
European Publishers Ask EU to Halt Meta’s Crawling Terms
European publishers are asking Brussels to freeze Meta's revised crawling terms before Nov 20 — and advertisers should treat the date seriously.
Digital Marketing
Meta Delays Ad Terms to Nov 20 as AI Crawling Row Intensifies
Meta pushed its revised Commercial Terms and Self-Serve Ad Terms to Nov 20 after publisher complaints. Here's what the crawling clause means for brands and what to audit now.
Digital Marketing
EU Draft Cuts Cookie Consent Wait from Six to Four Months
A new EU Council draft shortens cookie re-ask windows, adds a contextual ad measurement exemption, and reshapes GDPR for ad tech.
Digital Marketing
EU Council Draft Cuts Cookie Re-Prompt Wait to 4 Months
EU ambassadors vote October 11 on a Digital Omnibus that would cut cookie re-prompt waits to four months and add a narrow contextual ad measurement exemption.
Digital Marketing
Finance Watch: 58% of Finfluencer Posts Fail Risk Warnings
Finance Watch reviewed 59 finfluencer posts and 24 banking apps across four EU countries. Weak risk warnings and dark patterns are now in regulators' sights.
Digital Marketing
Google Shopping CSS: The Hidden Margin in EU Ad Costs
European Shopping and Performance Max campaigns already run through a comparison shopping service. Here's what the CSS layer means for bids and ROAS.
Digital Marketing
Apple’s $1,999 Folding iPhone Ships Without Siri AI in the EU
Apple's iPhone Duo brings two screens, Split View multitasking and a paid AI tier hint - plus no Siri AI in the EU. What marketers need to prep now.
SEO
Google Redesigns EEA Search Results Under DMA Rules
Google has rebuilt Search results across the EEA for DMA compliance, adding aggregator and supplier units for hotel, flight, transport and product queries.
