ByteDance has announced that Douyin, the version of TikTok for China, will introduce new limits for minors under 14. These minors will now be limited to just 40 minutes of use per day and can’t access the app at all between 10 PM and 6 AM.ByteDance is also urging parents to add in more comprehensive user data to avoid kids lying about their age to get around the ban. At the same time, the company unveiled a new TikTok-esque app called Xiao Qu Xing ("Little Fun Star"), which offers short educational videos.This is another fairly dramatic move as part of China’s broader crackdown on digital media and video games. Officials have recently described gaming as “spiritual opium” and limited kids playtime to just three hours a week.Chinese leaders are reportedly concerned that children are becoming addicted to video games, which is having a detrimental effect on their development. The science behind video game addiction is controversial and disputed, with research into the condition ongoing.Either way, the changes to Douyin aren’t likely to be that wide ranging in isolation since it’s thought that less than half a percent of users are under 14. It’s just the overall trend that’s likely to be worth keeping an eye on, especially if this anti-game rhetoric spreads to other countries.— Dan CooperIkea's new $40 wireless charging pad mounts underneath your desk or tableNo more drilling or unsightly charging plates on your table, desk or nightstand.IKEAWhen I added an Ikea-branded... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2021-09-21 11:15:22 UTC ]
As advertisers have been increasing their carbon impact through the growing use of digital advertising, one adtech business has developed a campaign in a bid to support their attempt to repair the damage. Good-Loop, has created an ad tracker, 'The Green Ad Tag', which can be run cross-platform... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-07-19 12:56:17 UTC ]
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The browser extension is designed to facilitate research into social and digital media that platforms have historically not permitted researchers to conduct. The post Cheat Sheet: How Mozilla aims to reveal the nature of consumer data collection with Rally appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-06-25 10:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed is coming for digital media companies, fueled by a SPAC IPO and the acquisition of Complex Networks. The post Cheat Sheet: BuzzFeed will go public via SPAC IPO to fuel acquisitions, the first one being Complex Networks appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-06-25 04:01:00 UTC ]
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The digital media company, which will merge with a publicly listed shell company in what is known as a SPAC deal, also lined up about $150 million in debt financing. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-06-25 00:38:07 UTC ]
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News and digital media giant to use special purpose acquisition company (Spac) to go public and to acquire Complex for $300mBuzzFeed, the news, digital media and lifestyle company, has announced plans to become a publicly traded company through a special purpose acquisition company (Spac) that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-06-24 16:39:34 UTC ]
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WhatsApp says India's new digital media rules will violate the privacy of its users. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2021-05-26 10:59:05 UTC ]
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More than a year into the global pandemic, the coronavirus has exploded across India. The spread has been fueled, in part, by possible new variants and the recent holding of mass public events, including political rallies and religious celebrations; vaccination rates, meanwhile, remain low, even... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-04-27 12:34:53 UTC ]
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Journalists at the site, formerly called Business Insider, joined a unionization wave that has swept digital media companies. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-04-19 15:00:03 UTC ]
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Most — if not all — journalists likely share a commitment to a set of journalistic values, including a belief that those in power should be subject to oversight, that transparency is the right approach to important information, that facts are required to get to the truth, that the less powerful... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-04-15 11:50:53 UTC ]
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Despite ample inventory available on other retail media platforms, brands still mostly turn to Walmart and Amazon. The post ‘The big guys are winning’: Digital media budgets prioritize Walmart, Amazon despite a glut of retail media inventory appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-03-23 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Sky News Australia goes viral overseas. Plus: Nine greenlights Melissa Caddick drama two days after her remains foundSky News Australia’s YouTube channel now has more subscribers than ABC News: 1.31m to Aunty’s 1.129m. When your best prime-time show, Andrew Bolt’s, regularly has about 80,000... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-03-05 02:42:25 UTC ]
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Chicago-based Centro Inc., a maker of advertising software, is acquiring a San Mateo-based predictive advertising technology company. Centro announced Wednesday that it is acquiring QuanticMind Inc. Its software uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze data and provide... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2021-02-24 22:49:15 UTC ]
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Brands unwittingly spent a minimum of $235 million in advertising on sites linked to disinformation in 2019, according to Global Disinformation Index estimates, and digital media analytics, data and measurement platform DoubleVerify released a new report that examined three of the most important... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-02-23 00:05:16 UTC ]
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Big offline channels are forecast to outpace digital media this year, with the exception of print. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2021-02-17 09:42:23 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK is to publish four books from Amanda Gorman, the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history, including a special edition of “The Hill We Climb” which she read at Joe Biden's inauguration. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-08 03:19:06 UTC ]
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For example, in terms of Big Game spending, $5.5 million for a 30-second ad could cover the cost of 275 million impressions on YouTube. The post What a $5.5 million Super Bowl ad can buy in digital media appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-02-05 05:01:00 UTC ]
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For example, in terms of Big Game spending, $5.5 million for a 30-second ad could cover the cost of 275 million impressions on YouTube. The post What a $5.5 million Super Bowl ad can buy in digital media appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-02-05 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Shamrock Capital, the parent company of Adweek, has acquired New York-based Bayard Advertising, which specializes in recruitment marketing. Founded in 1923, on Bayard Street in Lower Manhattan, Bayard offers a suite of services, including branding, creative, digital media strategy, programmatic... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-01-27 23:07:08 UTC ]
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The pandemic has catapulted digital media forward to such an extent that 2021 looks more like 2024. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2021-01-27 09:12:11 UTC ]
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Two upcoming books on Amazon’s bestseller list within hours after the resounding delivery of her poem at the swearing-inAmanda Gorman’s star continued its remarkable climb Thursday following the presidential laureate’s resounding delivery of her poem during the US presidential... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-01-22 19:09:20 UTC ]
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