October 30, 2024 Billions spent on swing state political ads is leaving voters frazzled Swing state voters have been bombarded with robocalls, texts, campaign visits, billboards, flyers, and social media messages. BY Reuters Libby Brouwer was so fed up with political advertisements interrupting her YouTube viewing in the battleground state of Michigan that she opted to … Continue reading Billions spent on swing state political ads is leaving voters frazzled
As national advertisers divert spending to non-swing states, regional advertisers get some relief. Chris Wood on October 29, 2024 at 2:13 pm | Reading time: 3 minutes It’s a week until Election Day and the political rhetoric and advertising are running at a deafening volume and staggering velocity. This last part is making it hard … Continue reading Political ad spending shifts regional CTV costs for brands
April 19, 2024 Pakistan banned X over political instability. A top official is demanding its immediate return Millions of people use X in Pakistan, and Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party relies on it especially heavily. BY Associated Press An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social … Continue reading Pakistan banned X over political instability. A top official is demanding its immediate return
As November elections approach, here’s where Democrats, Republicans and Independents are shopping and getting their news. Chris Wood on March 8, 2024 Marketers are engaging very different consumers depending on their political affiliation. How consumers vote informs several other behaviors, including where they shop and how they consume media. And the distinction isn’t only between … Continue reading Political polarization reflected in voters’ shopping, media habits
By Zachary Petit INSURRECTION. That is the title of the first chapter in Edel Rodriguez’s graphic memoir, Worm. Rodriquez, an artist whose work has appeared on the covers of Time, The New Yorker, and many other publications, has established himself as the leading visual chronicler of the Trump era. Given the fact that Trump … Continue reading The most famous political illustrator of our time tells his own story
Political campaigns must clearly state when AI-generated images and audio have been used from November. Nicola Agius on September 7, 2023 Google will soon require political ads to disclose when AI-generated images, videos and audio have been used. Political ads using artificial intelligence be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been … Continue reading Google to make political ads disclose AI content
The platform is reversing the decision of former CEO, Jack Dorsey, as part of its “commitment to free speech.” Nicola Agius on August 30, 2023 X, formerly known as Twitter, is lifting its ban on political advertising in the US. The Elon Musk-owned platform famously banished political ads back in 2019 when former CEO Jack … Continue reading X (Twitter) marks its spot by bringing back political ads
OpenAI is using GPT-4 to build an AI-powered content moderation system The company says humans should still be involved in the moderation process. Kris Holt Contributing Reporter Tue, Aug 15, 2023 ASSOCIATED PRESS Content moderation has been one of the thorniest issues on the internet for decades. It’s a difficult subject matter for anyone to … Continue reading ChatGPT is easily exploited for political messaging despite OpenAI’s policies
The Impact Of Xandr’s Political Ad Ban: Mostly Symbolic by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, August 4, 2023 I had an interesting conversation with digital political media-buying expert Grace Briscoe on the impact of Xandr’s decision to ban political advertisers from its platform, and the bottom line is depending on how far the Microsoft digital advertising unit … Continue reading The Impact Of Xandr’s Political Ad Ban: Mostly Symbolic
A New Political Media Acronym Worth Thinking About: AIGD by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, July 14, 2023 As watchdogs, regulators and pundits debate the impact artificial intelligence will have on political campaigns — and outcomes — I would suggest they shift from a future tense, to what’s already going on. I mean, it’s right there, albeit … Continue reading A New Political Media Acronym Worth Thinking About: AIGD
