The Big Story

Section 230 protects tech platforms, but the Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to the statute. Plus, the latest in the courtroom battle between Kochava and the FTC.

The SSP category is facing some rough times. They’re either going bankrupt (EMX), undergoing layoffs (TripleLift, Magnite) or shuttering (Yahoo). Should we blame SPO?

Balkanizing retail media. The need for data without betraying trust. Potential buyers of Criteo. During this live recording at AdExchanger’s Industry Preview, we give a rundown on ad tech’s most sizzling topics.

How should the ad industry treat consumers’ call for data privacy? The IAB, ANA and 4A’s are at odds on how to tackle a thorny issue.

The big one is here, as The Big Story examines the DOJ’s suit against Google for anticompetitive practices. Also: The IAB pulls no punches in its criticisms of Apple). 

ISBA and PwC rang alarm bells in 2020 about the complexity of programmatic. But increased transparency is making it easier to track impressions from start to finish. Plus: YouTube Shorts is taking on TikTok through a new revenue sharing model.

First, get our boots-on-the-ground CES rundown on all things TV. Then: a roundup of Big Tech’s antitrust troubles in 2023.

We share our 2023 New Year’s resolutions. We’re cracking down on the terms “cookieless” and “privacy safe.”  And for the sake of experimentation, we’re cautiously embracing ChatGPT.

CPRA, BSAA and antitrust: We close out 2022 with (acronyms and) a repeat of a January 2022 episode that took the pulse of the legal world’s latest moves in data privacy. 

Abstract: Data privacy. Clean rooms. Measurement. Gaming. M&A. We go through some of the biggest topics that shaped the year, and recap the trends that deserved the hype (and which ones didn’t) in 2022.