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

• CCPA Comes into Force; May Saw Australian Ad Spend Fall 40%

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) comes into force today, allowing the state's attorney general to act on complaints of data breaches; Australia records a 40% decline in ad spend during May; and Facebook updates [...]

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• Indian Government Bans 'Threatening' Apps; SCMP Launches First-Party Data Solution

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: India's Ministry of Information Technology has banned a number of external apps after deeming them a threat to the country's security; South China Morning Post announces the launch of its first-party data offering, SCMP Lighthouse; [...]

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• US DOJ Closes in on Google; Brands Halt Spending on Facebook Ads

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the US Department of Justice is reportedly making the final preparations to bring a lawsuit against Google; Facebook sees several big name brands depart for July as the argument over the site's stance towards inflammatory [...]

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• Apple Announces Changes to IDFA; Brazil Blocks WhatsApp Pay

  4 years ago News

  

  In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: Apple announces changes to IDFA, making compliance to its AppTrackingTransparency framework compulsory; WhatsApp's new payment service encounters a hurdle after [...]

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• Google Agrees to Pay for News Content; Tik Tok Launches Dedicated Marketing Agency

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google has announced a new licensing arrangement, meaning that it will now pay some publishers for their news content; little over a week after opening an Australia office, Tik Tok sets up dedicated marketing agency [...]

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• Google Sheds Light on Ad Network Fees; WhatsApp's Pay Service Blocked in Brazil

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google reveals some of the details of its ad network fees; WhatsApp sees its payment service barred by Brazil's Central Bank; and Facebook releases a new tool to help businesses comply with the CCPA.   Google opens [...]

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• eBay Competitor Allegro Set for €10b IPO; Apple Makes Tracking Framework Compulsory

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Polish e-commerce site Allegro is expected to go public in one of Europe's largest listings this year; Apple announces new measures to make adherence to its AppTrackingTransparency framework compulsory; and GroupM's This Year, Next Year [...]

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• Change May be Intimidating, but We Should Embrace it: Q&A with Richard Davies, MediaCom

  4 years ago News

  

  Last month, MediaCom appointed Richard Davies (pictured below) as its new chief digital officer (CDO). He spoke to ExchangeWire in the exclusive Q&A, where he discusses his new role, COVID-19's impact on advertising, and how brands should approach the impending [...]

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• Rumours Rife Around Apple's IDFA; YouTube Unveils Shoppable Ad Format

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: rumours abound that Apple will announce its intention to close its IDFA offering at today's Worldwide Developers Conference; YouTube reveals a new ad format to in a bid to stimulate more traffic to brands; and [...]

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• A Third of China's 2019 Ad Traffic Found to be Invalid; Google Loses €50m GDPR Fine Appeal

  4 years ago News

  

  In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: researchers find that almost one third of China's 2019 ad traffic was invalid; Google loses its appeal against a €50m [...]

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