New Digital Age highlights some of the best stories you should read across the media, marketing, and advertising press.
News roundup
AdExchanger
Will Investors Learn Social Nuances?; Crypto’s Score On Super Bowl Ads
Once upon a time, social media challengers begged for Facebook look-alike valuations. But a funny thing happened with social media stocks this week.
Meta
The Guardian
Meta to bring in mandatory distances between virtual reality avatars
Move follows warnings Mark Zuckerberg’s plan for metaverse could lead to increased online harassment.
The Guardian
Full bench of the federal court confirms earlier ruling that tech giant collects personal information in Australia.
City A.M.
If Meta is not given the option to transfer, store and process data from its European users on US-based servers, Facebook and Instagram may be shut down across Europe.
Amazon
Campaign
Amazon becomes ‘biggest advertiser in history’ with record $16.9bn spend
Ecommerce giant’s ad sales operation is also growing rapidly.
Sustainability
TechCrunch
Samsung gets more fine-tuna to sustainability with phones made from fishing nets
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has been banging its sustainability drum loudly over the past couple of years, with impacts that echo around its ecosystem.
DEI
Mediatel
Breaking the mould: a woman’s journey to the top
Many women in media face the challenge of feeling as if they have to be someone they’re not in order to progress in male-dominated environments. It doesn’t have to be like this.
