IAB Tech Lab opens Deals API specification for public comment until January 31, 2026, addressing manual entry, transparency gaps in curated programmatic deals.

California's CCPA updates bring new consumer data protection requirements for businesses selling or sharing personal information, effective January 1, 2026.

Court seeks guidance on whether dynamic IP addresses constitute personal data when transferred to third parties who cannot identify users.

X head of product Nikita Bier terminated the European Commission's advertising account on December 7, 2025, two days after the EC imposed a €120 million DSA fine.

IAB Europe released version 1.2 of DSA Transparency Implementation Guidelines on December 4, adding standardized text translations in 24 EU languages for ad disclosure.

RTL announces 600 job cuts in Germany citing weak TV ad revenue, just weeks after presenting TV Key Facts 2025 showing viewing strength.

Meta is testing answer suggestions for short answer questions in instant forms. Here's how it works and where to find it...

Federal Trade Commission distributes nearly $15.3 million to 103,152 Avast customers through checks, PayPal and Zelle following June 2024 settlement over deceptive privacy claims.

Wikimedia Foundation reveals Charlie Kirk assassination, Deaths in 2025 page, and serial killer Ed Gein top Wikipedia's most-read articles with traffic exceeding 44 million views.

Treasure Data made its AI Marketing Cloud available through AWS Marketplace on December 2, 2025, giving brands direct access to its customer data platform.

Amazon Music launches Insights with Monthly Recaps on August 1, 2025, and 2025 Delivered festival-themed year-end recap on December 2, 2025, for subscribers globally.

JCDecaux won an 8+2 year contract with HKL and Länsimetro Oy to operate advertising in 30 Helsinki and Espoo metro stations starting July 1, 2026.

YouTube announced Recap on December 2, delivering personalized viewing summaries with personality types and music insights to users starting in North America.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy discusses the importance of resilience and controlling controllable factors during AWS's uncertain early development period in December 2025.

AdRoll reports retargeting costs jumped 11% year-over-year in Q4 2025 as brands competed for early holiday demand amid economic uncertainty and K-shaped spending patterns.

Survey of 100 business leaders reveals 65% will reinvest in email marketing while 97% report AI impact on performance. Retail media networks reach 70% adoption.

Consent-driven B2B audience data expands to Reddit platform through partnership with Bombora, enabling advertisers to activate 19,000 intent-based segments.

Prime Video launches dedicated news destination on December 3, 2025, offering 24/7 access to ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC News and hundreds of channels at no additional cost.

Meta announces extensive anti-scam measures at Global Anti-Scam Summit, removing 134 million scam ads in 2025 while user reports decline 50% over 15 months.

Measurement verification company calls for widespread adoption of content-level reporting and viewability standards as low CTV measurement adoption persists.

Google introduced timeline chart modernization, parameter-enabled filter defaults, and expanded Google Ads metrics in Looker Studio's November 6 and 13 updates.