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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-10-30 21:25:56

SEC filing: Meta says it is no longer facing a CFPB investigation over advertising for financial services on its platforms (Evan Weinberger/Bloomberg Law)
news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-

Meta Escapes CFPB Probe Into Financial Services Advertising
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc. said it is no longer facing potential penalties from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over advertising for financial services on its platforms.

@gwire@mastodon.social
2026-01-13 10:49:03

"Should organisations put 'share on twitter' links in their pages?"
I have been of the opinion, for many years, that sharing should be a function of the browser, not the website. Sharing links embedded in pages are as much advertising for social platforms as they are functional.
Should UK government websites be advertising Twitter? No, but I don't think they should be advertising, say, Facebook or LinkedIn either.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-11-11 23:10:55

DirecTV launches DirecTV Elect, an AI-driven political ad platform offering access to CTV ad inventory across DirecTV and US cable networks (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
thedesk.net/2025/11/directv-el

DIRECTV takes on local TV with political advertising product
November 11, 2025 - DIRECTV is launching a new product called DIRECTV Elect that gives political ad buyers greater reach through connected TV platforms.

@poppastring@dotnet.social
2025-11-08 19:54:01

"Faking Receipts with AI"
smh ... every part of our digital experience is about to be cooked.
schneier.com/blog/archives/202

Faking Receipts with AI - Schneier on Security
Over the past few decades, it’s become easier and easier to create fake receipts. Decades ago, it required special paper and printers—I remember a company in the UK advertising its services to people trying to cover up their affairs. Then, receipts became computerized, and faking them required some artistic skills to make the page look realistic. Now, AI can do it all: Several receipts shown to the FT by expense management platforms demonstrated the realistic nature of the images, which inc…

@publicvoit@graz.social
2025-10-23 09:13:38

#Spotify is running #ICE advertisements even on accounts that pay for not getting ads:
snopes.com/fact-check/spot…

Is Spotify running ICE recruitment ads? Here are the facts
The advertising "is part of a broad campaign the US government is running" across various platforms — not just Spotify, a spokesperson told Snopes.