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Holiday spend, international transactions, and non-card payments boosted growth

Shein stumbles under UK regulators’ scrutiny: The ecommerce platform failed to relieve concerns about forced labor in its supply chain as it prepares for a more challenging operating environment.

Trump is reportedly scaling back tariff plans: While he may not implement a 20% tariff on everything imported into the US, the still-vague plans are already having ripple effects.

The 2024 US presidential election ushered in a new normal in brand safety, with prominent social media companies such as X and Meta shifting the burden of content moderation from internal teams and contractors to users.

The same is true for international expansion: Ad revenue growth was strongest in Meta’s rest of world segment, which includes Latin America and Africa, at 33%. LinkedIn becomes more social. LinkedIn helped Microsoft’s bottom line as it added subscribers and engaged them with video content. Its revenues rose 10%. Revenues: $4.57 billion (10% YoY increase).

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Auto brands will largely be absent from the Super Bowl: Once a stalwart of TV ad spending, carmakers are prioritizing cheaper ad channels.

Nike’s Olympics efforts kicked off in April, with the brand launching new products, hosting in-person events with athletes like Jordan Chiles and Sha’Carri Richardson, and debuting a controversial ad campaign.

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Conversely, low-internet-penetration countries (including in Latin America and large parts of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and Africa) will have online samples that contain proportionally higher levels of young, urban, and educated individuals, reflecting the nature of internet usage in those countries.

Netflix’s Q4 revenues rise 16%: Record 19M new subscribers boost ad-tier uptake and live sports engagement.

Bluesky’s funding round contrasts with Meta: The smaller social platform is gaining ground, but its ad model remains a question.

It’s opening a community center on the US-Mexico border and creating financial handbooks for migrants.

Google and Meta landed slightly below expectations in Q3, allowing a collection of hungry competitors to inch ahead. But overall, the ad industry remains healthy. Sports events drove streaming and CTV to record gains, and retail media continues to be the sector’s fastest-growing ad channel.