San Diego County sues AppLovin over adult ads in children's games

Meta bans ads from TikTok's US minority owner ByteDance

Meta has placed a complete ban on ads and marketing from ByteDance, TikTok's US minority owner.

ByteDance→Meta→Facebook and Instagram

Apple blocks alternative IDs in iOS 27

Apple→The Trade Desk

Facebook, Google, Twitter and TikTok join ASA ad-rules pilot

The platforms will help the ASA enforce online advertising rules, giving regulators new sight into how advertisers' ads are policed.

ASA→Facebook, Google, Twitter, TikTok→advertisers

RegulationWeb · Rule changeUnited Kingdom3 weeks ago

German court strips Meta of liability shield for fake ads

Meta faces fines of up to €250,000 per fake ad after a Frankfurt court ruled its ad auction and feed ranking amount to content control, removing its hosting-law shield and increasing platform liability for scam ads.

Frankfurt court→fake ads→Meta Ads

RegulationSocial · Rule changeGermany3 weeks ago

Guardian bans gambling ads across all its platforms

Advertisers can no longer buy gambling ads on any Guardian platform, print or digital.

The Guardian→gambling ads→advertisers

Minecraft bans ads for outside products in-game

Advertisers can no longer place ads for other companies' products inside Minecraft's game world under the platform's new policy.

Microsoft→Minecraft→advertisers