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Ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8, six agencies share how they’re uplifting and empowering women within their ranks and around the world. … UM Worldwide This IWD, UM’s beloved, long-running ‘Uniquely Me’ social campaign, which celebrates the similarities and differences within our community, will spotlight inspirational women who are raising up those
Over the course of the past few days a number of tech platforms have updated their responses to the invasion of Ukraine. For the most part that has taken the form of effective blocks on the ability of Russian media and businesses to monetize using those platforms at all. On Thursday March 3, Google announced
Russia’s war on Ukraine is forcing advertisers to think long and hard about where is and isn’t acceptable for their ads to run. As a result, news publishers are not seeing ad revenues grow despite upticks in traffic. It’s a familiar dilemma: its most in-demand content can see corresponding advertising fees rates drop by as
President Biden in his State of the Union address urged Congress to crack down on social media platforms for the harms they cause to young people’s mental health. He also urged lawmakers to bar tech companies and advertisers from collecting data on and serving targeted ads to children. And while both privacy advocates and advertisers
All of the large social platforms have content moderation policies. No belly fat ads, no ads that discriminate based on race, color or sexual orientation, no ads that include claims debunked by third-party fact-checkers – no ads that exploit crises or controversial political issues. No graphic content or glorification of violence, no doxxing, no threats, no
A top U.S. senator is calling on the nation’s largest tech companies to do more to combat misinformation amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. On Friday, U.S. Senator Mark Warner, D-Virginia, sent letters to Alphabet, Meta, Reddit, Telegram, TikTok, and Twitter asking the companies to take further action to prevent Russian propaganda operations on their platforms. Warner—who is chairman of the U.S.
During the final week of Black History Month, top agencies spell out how they’re supporting the Black community, promoting Black health and wellness, investing in Black talent and celebrating Black art, culture and food. … In honor of Black History Month, UM’s Diversity, Equity & Belonging Council hosted several programs for both internal and external
As Russia’s conflict with Ukraine escalates, Google and major brands continue to fuel publishers’ sites that amplify Kremlin propaganda. Sputnik News and TASS, the two most prominent ad-supported sites tied to the Kremlin, displayed Google-served ads from brands including Paramount+, Progressive, Best Buy, Eddie Bauer, Bergdorf Goodman, and Allbirds, according to Insider’s search over several
UM UK’s Rachel Forde and Bloomberg Media’s Duncan Chater took home multiple awards from Mediatel’s Media Leader Awards 2022 yesterday. Winners of Mediatel’s Media Leaders Awards 2022 were announced yesterday at an in-person ceremony in London combined with the exclusive The Year Ahead event. The awards featured 14 categories for 2022 with Zenith Media UK, Mediahub, Havas