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• Germany’s FTO Continues to Scrutinise Meta’s VR; Russia Demands Google Reinstate Duma TV YouTube Channel

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Meta adapts its VR headsets to appease Germany’s watchful FTO; a Russian court demands that Google reinstates its parliament's YouTube channel; and IAB Europe predicts spend on CTV will see a double digit increase in [...]

• Facebook Received User Data from Tax Filing Websites; China’s Central Bank to Fine Ant Group Over USD$1bn

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: US tax filing websites have sent users' sensitive information to Facebook; Jack Ma's Ant Group is set to face a fine in excess of USD$1bn (~£842m) in China; and the UK's CMA prepares to advance [...]

• The Stack: Google and Apple Face Tracking Allegations, Ofcom Target Algorithms

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  This week: Google and Apple both deal with allegations of tracking mobile users without permission, Ofcom's chief executive say social media firms may be forced to disclose their algorithms... This week saw more trouble across the board for Big Tech. After [...]

• Ofcom Could Force Social Media Firms to Open Algorithms; Deliveroo Exit Australia

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: social media platforms could be forced to disclose their news feed algorithms under Ofcom rules; Deliveroo announce that they are pulling out of Australia; and Amazon cut 10,000 jobs. Social media sites could be forced to [...]

• Binance & FTX Merger Deal Agreed; Microsoft Faces New Antitrust Complaint from EU

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: FTX agrees to merge with Binance; a new antitrust complaint launches against Microsoft in Europe; and TikTok overhauls its US operations against a slumped digital advertising industry. Crypto Giants Binance and FTX Merge Two of the world’s [...]

• The Stack: Musk Gets to Work on Modifying Twitter; DMA Could Open Up App Messaging & Buying in EU

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  This week: Elon Musk takes control of Twitter (well, sort of...), new EU legislation could open up app buying and messaging... This week, ad tech was dominated by the exploits of Twitter’s new honcho Elon Musk, who threatened to raise the [...]

• New EU Law Could Unlock App Buying & Messaging for Small Tech Firms; Instagram Outage Suspends Millions of Accounts

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: a new EU law could bring big tech's monopoly over app buying and messaging to an end; Instagram fixes an outage that suspended millions of accounts; and banks who lent funds for Elon Musk's Twitter [...]

• NFTs Deemed Property by Singapore High Court Justice; FCA Scrutinises Financial Regulation of Big Tech Firms

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Singapore's High Court justice rules that NFTs qualify as property; the UK's FCA prepares to examine the financial regulation of big tech firms; and Apple reveals more ads are coming to the App Store.   Singapore High [...]

• The Stack: Brits Cancel Streaming Services as Costs Rise; EU Urged to Use New Laws in Google Antitrust Case

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  This week: UK households cancel streaming subscriptions to cut costs, tech companies urge EU regulators to apply new laws to Google antitrust case... It's been a week of swings and roundabouts for ad tech; in the UK, Brits cancelled their subscriptions [...]

• Equativ’s Latest Identity Indicator Reveals Identity Progress Despite Uncertainty

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  Equativ, the leading independent ad monetisation platform, today (October 20th, 2022) released its September 2022 Identity Indicator, providing a barometer of how digital advertising is responding to ongoing evolution in user data protection and identity innovation. The latest findings show paths [...]