The Monopoly Report

The Monopoly Report

In-depth coverage of advertising policy, privacy, and antitrust from the team at Marketecture.

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Scoop: We found the deck DoubleClick used to sell itself to Google

Scoop: We found the deck DoubleClick used to sell itself to Google

YMAG 4EVA

Ari Paparo
Ari Paparo
The Fall and Rise of TikTok

The Fall and Rise of TikTok

How the nouveau rule of law may impact the world of ads

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
Big changes afoot at Mozilla

Big changes afoot at Mozilla

Regulatory changes mean that browser monetization is no longer a walk in the park.

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell

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IAB Tech Lab's Trusted Server Kerfuffle

IAB Tech Lab's Trusted Server Kerfuffle

IAB Tech Lab's latest project (and its critics) touch on so much of what's wrong (and right) with the ads space in 2025.

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
So they wanna reform the GDPR?

So they wanna reform the GDPR?

Not since Martin Luther has Europe come up with such an intriguing yet polarizing set of ideas

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
WTF happened to measurement?

WTF happened to measurement?

New Rule: Every new ad platform going forward should allow for independent audits.

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
IAB Tech Lab's Trusted Server Kerfuffle

IAB Tech Lab's Trusted Server Kerfuffle

IAB Tech Lab's latest project (and its critics) touch on so much of what's wrong (and right) with the ads space in 2025.

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
So they wanna reform the GDPR?

So they wanna reform the GDPR?

Not since Martin Luther has Europe come up with such an intriguing yet polarizing set of ideas

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
WTF happened to measurement?

WTF happened to measurement?

New Rule: Every new ad platform going forward should allow for independent audits.

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
Big changes afoot at Mozilla

Big changes afoot at Mozilla

Regulatory changes mean that browser monetization is no longer a walk in the park.

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
Apple's Horace & Pete Metaphor

Apple's Horace & Pete Metaphor

What's the remedy if Apple ATT is found to violate competition laws?

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
Glass houses & accountability in the ads space

Glass houses & accountability in the ads space

Solving problems means having honest discussions about root causes.

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
Personal Data & Schrödinger's big red dog

Personal Data & Schrödinger's big red dog

Expanding definitions of personal data ruin de-identification

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
Google's Choice Screen Distraction

Google's Choice Screen Distraction

Moving the discussion to choice prompts does not change the underlying competition concerns

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
UK ICO and Europe's mad affair with consent

UK ICO and Europe's mad affair with consent

The latest cookie guidance from the United Kingdom

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
The Fall and Rise of TikTok

The Fall and Rise of TikTok

How the nouveau rule of law may impact the world of ads

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
Net Neutrality & Control of the Ads Business

Net Neutrality & Control of the Ads Business

From a series of tubes to a series of false choices

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
Google's quiet CTV Play

Google's quiet CTV Play

The policy shift on fingerprinting has less to do with privacy

Alan Chapell
Alan Chapell
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