Dollars v Sense

The ad failures that let the US Government fund child abuse

What can be learned from the systemic ad tech failures that left global brand ads on a website that publishes horrific scenes of abuse...

Feb 17 •

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Arielle S. Garcia

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Three trials have Meta on the defensive as it heads into 2025

Meta's just weeks away from an FTC court showdown which could see its monopoly broken and Instagram and WhatsApp sold off...

Jan 10 •

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Social shake-up as Meta faces a trifecta of bitter court cases

In less than 100 days Meta faces an antitrust break up, before more suits alleging it harms kids and teen girls, and defrauded shareholders...

Jan 7 •

Who will end up paying for Zuck's AI vision?

I'm diving into the brain of the most influential voice of a generation. This week, can Meta meet its mission for AGI and keep us safe?

Oct 4, 2024 •

Step-by-step, how Google demolished publisher ads

The deadliest predators run silent and run deep, but every now and again, they pop above the surface and into the light of day...

Sep 24, 2024 •

Google's cash cow is headed to pasture, and that spells danger

AI Overviews now set to become publishing's next battleground as antitrust lawyers zero in on breaking Google's ad monopoly...

Sep 16, 2024 •

History will judge Google as it heads to antitrust decider

The tech giant finds itself under siege, a marauding army at the gates, but win or lose, the era of news and advertising as we know it is ending...

Sep 4, 2024 •

Google's monopoly is busted, handing news a chance card

Everyone wants great search and trustworthy news, so here are some ideas how the judge can achieve both, with some radical thinking...

Aug 9, 2024 •

Big Tech's profits are now enough to end global poverty

I was born in Sub-Saharan Africa, the epicentre of the global poverty crisis, so I wanted to know: Can tech's titans turn hubris into humanity?

Aug 4, 2024 •

Google dumps green promise to go after AI greenbacks

Plus, Australia starts a new fight with Big Tech, OpenAI whistleblowers claim they were silenced, Meta lets Trump back on Facebook, and more...

Jul 15, 2024 •

The law that derailed media for 25 years might be its saviour

Google's pivot to GenAI search means the giant is switching from a platform into a publisher, and that means it's now liable for what it publishes...

May 17, 2024 •

Why using dollars to measure the value of news makes little sense

The global news director of AFP speaks up on Big Tech, the dangers of populism and how he remains optimistic for news telling in the future

May 10, 2024 •

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