AdTech Law Digest

Key arguments in TechFreedom's Ninth Circuit amicus brief:

• App stores provide neutral payment processing to allegedly illegal gambling apps, facing...

Macro ad risks loom for Q2: Corporate budget trims already visible in checks, muting earnings for ad-reliant AMZN/META.

• Attractive valuations...

9th Circuit judges question the intrinsic test framework, suggesting it may allow clear cases of infringement to escape liability based solely on jury...

Key findings from ADL's analysis:

• Instagram removed just 7% of reported antisemitic/extremist content, including white supremacist networks and...

• Tougher for rights holders: Knowledge of infringement plus inaction insufficient for contributory liability against ISPs; requires inducement or...

Digital ad revenue hits records, signaling maturation: US 2025 at $294.6B (+13.9% YoY); global 2026 $740B (+11.4%), led by retail media (+26.1% to...

Momentum builds in child safety litigation against gaming/social platforms:

• Roblox settles Nevada for $12M; probes in OK/GA/SC, suits from...

Rising regulatory trend pressures social platforms on minors:

• Greece bans social media for under-15s from 2027, pushing EU-wide age verification;...

Essential step-by-step guides for ad tech pros enforcing copyrights:

• Takedown notice: Identify infringing URL/content, your copyrighted work/URL,...

AI-driven agentic commerce threatens the $1T ad industry's attention model by bypassing Google Search, Meta feeds, and Amazon listings—Google faces...

Key revelations from unsealed records in California's 2022 antitrust suit:

• Amazon suppresses products from the Buy Box if priced a penny lower on...

Multi-stakeholder views on FTC's antitrust win against WPP, Publicis, Dentsu for alleged collusion via GARM/APB to demonetize conservative media under...

DMCA-mimicking phishing targets YouTube creators with hyper-realistic notices pulling real channel data like avatars and video details.

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Key escalation in EU collective redress:

• Milan court grants procedural win to CTCU class action against Meta over 2018-2019 data scraping hitting...

Key rapid-response strategies for brand protection:

• Use abuse reports and trademark claims to registrars/hosts/CDNs, as DMCA applies only to...

• DMA enforcement: EU demands Google share search data with competitors, improve interoperability to avoid AI advantages like Gemini on Android.
• Key...

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