Each day, New Digital Age gathers the most interesting digital marketing industry news from around the web…
SOCIAL MEDIA
BBC – Imran Rahman-Jones & Kali Hayes, 26th August 2026 (also in FT and The Guardian)
Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children
Social media giant Meta has agreed to a $18bn (£13.3bn) settlement with US states and territories to resolve claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children.
AdExchanger – Sarah Sluis, 26th August 2026
Meta alumni are on the move – and they’re bringing the world’s most successful ad playbook with them to the next generation of would-be ad platform greats.
CTV
AdExchanger – Alyssa Boyle, 26th August 2026
NBCU’s Streaming Strategy Involves Revisiting The Cable Playbook
At this point in the streaming industry’s evolution, everything old is new again. Take NBCUniversal, for example, which is trying to bring back bundled distribution deals and appointment viewing.
AI
Storybroad 18 – Indrani Bose, 27th August 2026
If ChatGPT Ads Manager makes inventory directly accessible to advertisers, the traditional agency economics around media buying could also come under pressure.
Performance Marketing World – Bethany Lee, 26th August 2026
‘ChatGPT’s relationship with Reddit has changed’: Have Reddit’s AI citations really dropped off?
Reddit’s visibility in AI search results took a dip this month, but was it a fluke or a sign of a bigger change to the generative engine optimisation (GEO) landscape?
CREATOR ECONOMY
Digiday – Kimeko McCoy, 27th August 2026
The case for and against the ‘programmatic-ification’ of the creator economy
The creator economy is officially trying to build its own ad stack.
HOLDCOS
Campaign – Shauna Lewis and Gideon Spanier, 26th August 2026
Dentsu warns of ‘intensifying competition’ in major pitches
Dentsu has been involved in several of the biggest global account battles of 2026.
MOBILE
EMARKETER – Christopher Wood, 26th August 2026
Marketers prioritizing transparency lead the shift to independent mobile partners
Advertisers and agencies are shifting budgets to independent mobile partners, choosing transparency over the reach of “walled garden” tech giants.
PUBLISHERS
Press Gazette – Charlotte Tobitt, 26th August
Who’s suing AI and who’s signing latest: Editorial Perfil sues OpenAI, News Corp vs Brave
Plus: New York Times and Chicago Tribune sue Perplexity and Google signs non-licensing AI deals.
