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Norway’s data protection authorities announced Monday that Meta will be subjected to a substantial fine for advertising tactics that violate user privacy unless the owner of Facebook and Instagram makes steps to comply with the law. Norwegian regulator Datatilsynet says that behavioral advertising — a common marketing model that profiles users by collecting information like […]

The prospect of Tik Tok getting banned is very real and its future hangs in the air. For advertisers the switch could likely be made to Instagram Reels, Snapchat Spotlights Ads, YouTube Shorts Ads and Facebook Stories. According to The Drum You Tube shorts hit 50 billion daily views earlier this year, it was at […]

Hershey, the chocolate manufacturer, is now facing a lawsuit in the US for allegedly selling products that contain detrimental levels of metal. The complaint instigated by Christopher Lazazzaro claims that the manufacturer deceived consumers by not revealing the quantities of lead and cadmium in three dark chocolate bars. “Chocolate Buyers beware” Mr. Lazazzaro asserted that […]

Luxury brand Balenciaga has apologized for its Christmas advertisements. The French fashion house was condemned for putting up advertisements that had reportedly sexualised images of children. Figures from the fashion industry spoke up against this calling on the public to not buy their products. Kim Kardashian, who is brand ambassador for Balenciaga said, “I am […]

A Chinese company with a history of dubious claims in its advertisements has found itself in hot water with authorities after it said that new hires would be getting high pay, cars, new homes, as well as be pursued by “beautiful girls or handsome boys” once they became part of its management training programme, the […]