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Social & Influencers

Deepfakes are spreading, putting creator and brand safety at risk

Michel Janse, who said her likeness was recently used without her consent, told Marketing Brew the experience was “violating.”


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Social & Influencers

Congress is considering a controversial bill that could change what kids see online

Critics of the Kids Online Safety Act say it’s a censorship bill that could ultimately hurt kids.


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Social & Influencers

Audiences say advertisers shouldn’t avoid hard news, like war or Covid

46% said “all high-quality journalism should be appropriate for ads,” according to a recent survey.


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Social & Influencers

Major brands are still running ads on “Stop the Steal” sites

1,975 companies, including AT&T, Mastercard, and Honda, have been funding sites that published misinformation about the 2020 election, according to a new report.


Google under the microscope
Social & Influencers

Ads from major brands are running on news sites owned by, or linked to, the Russian government

According to Business Insider, ads for companies ranging from Allbirds to Progressive are showing up on sites spreading Russian propaganda.


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Social & Influencers

MTA updates advertising guidelines, including on cannabis and sex-related ads

The new guidelines explicitly prohibit cannabis advertising for the first time, as well as provide more detailed rules around ads for “sexually oriented” businesses.


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Social & Influencers

A recap of Marketing Brew’s month of corporate-governance stories

Fossil-fuel boycotts, B Corps, and more on how companies govern themselves

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