Grace Dillon

Editor

Grace joined ExchangeWire as editor in 2020, having previously worked in copywriting, content and social media. Grace graduated from the University of York with a BA in English and Related Literature.

Articles by Grace

• ACCC Files Data Complaint Against Google; Ofcom Urged to Ban CGTN

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the Australian advertising watchdog launches a federal suit against Google for its data practices; Ofcom faces mounting pressure to ban state-owned Chinese news broadcaster CGTN; and India extends its ban to a further 47 apps, [...]

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• Netflix Sees Subscriptions Wobble in APAC; TikTok Pulls Away from UK

  4 years ago News

  

  In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: Netflix struggles to capitalise off of its growth in APAC; TikTok pulls out of talks over setting up its non-China [...]

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• Slack Files Complaint Against Microsoft; Advertiser-Funded Paywall Launches in Australia

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Slack files an antitrust complaint with the EU against Microsoft's bundling of 'Teams'; Australian media technology company, Winr, launches advertiser-funded paywall 'AdGate'; and TikTok sees increased scrutiny from the Australian government over privacy fears.   Slack files [...]

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• US Buy-Out Could Rescue TikTok; Netflix Trials "Mobile+" Offering in India

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: US investors consider buying TikTok to save it from potential nation-wide ban; Netflix trials a reduced-rate subscription offering "Mobile+" in India; and Snap reports revenue growth in Q2, but is wary about future ad demand.   US [...]

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• eBay Inches Closer to Classifieds Deal with Adevinta; TikTok Halts Talks on UK HQ

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: eBay is reportedly nearing a deal to sell its classifieds business to Adevinta; TikTok breaks talks with the UK regarding its non-China HQ amidst growing political tension; and a recent study finds that Australians think [...]

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• Contextual Targeting – More than a Cookie Substitute: Q&A with Silverbullet's Marco Godina

  4 years ago News

  

  With the sun rapidly setting on third-party cookies, a persistent global pandemic, and social and political unrest around the world, there has never been more pressure on brands to ensure that their advertising is not just accurate, but relevant and [...]

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• Google Suspends 'Dangerous' COVID Ads; 130 Public Figures' Twitter Accounts Hacked

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google bans adverts promoting COVID-19 misinformation; Twitter sees the accounts of 130 of its high-profile users hacked; and despite a growth in subscriptions, Netflix sees its revenues decline in APAC.   Google blocks unverified COVID ads   Google has [...]

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• John McAfee Announces 'Ghost' Data Service; Singapore's 'Project Ubin' Passes Initial Tests

  4 years ago News

  

  In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: John McAfee announces world's first fully private 4G network, 'The Ghost Cell Phone Data Service'; the Monetary Authority of Singapore's [...]

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• EU Scraps Privacy Shield Pact with US; Google Invests in Reliance Jio

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the EU Court of Justice nullifies the bloc's 'Privacy Shield' data-sharing agreement with the US over surveillance concerns; Google invests in Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries' Jio platforms; and Dailymotion appoints its former chief ad tech [...]

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• The Marketing Maturity Index - Unify, Align, Achieve: Q&A with Salesforce Datorama's Nathan Barling

  4 years ago News

  

  We may be just over halfway through it, but 2020 has already been a year of dramatic change for the advertising industry. The unexpected disruption of the Coronavirus crisis and anticipated, yet somewhat dreaded, changes to data regulation have meant [...]

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