Army orders mass shutdown of official social media accounts
The Army is consolidating its official social media presence, drastically slashing the number of allowable accounts.
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Australia’s teen social media ban fails to clear first hurdle in age checks, study says
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SF Giants ace Logan Webb lashes out at reporter, fans on social media before deleting account
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Army orders further consolidation of official social media accounts
New directive supersedes 2025 order, limits accounts to approved organizations and gives commanders 30 days to comply.
Wimbledon overrun by social media influencers
Social media influencers have been accused of “distracting” tennis fans from the Wimbledon experience. Attendees at The ...
Why Pepsi is apologizing for a controversial social media post
Pepsi apologized and deleted the social media post after facing backlash that it made light of consent.
Dodgers' Dalton Rushing deleted social media, calls out Jomboy
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Social media star and Love Island champion Cach Mercer is the fifth celebrity confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2026
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Did PM Modi drop a big hint with praise for Australia's social media ban
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The Maker of Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, and Swiss Miss Has a New Commerce Agency
Conagra Brands, parent company to a portfolio of more than 100 consumer packaged goods brands, selected WPP-owned Barrows as its new commerce marketing agency of record following a competitive review. […]
EXCLUSIVE: Zenith Retains Reckitt’s $400M US Media Business Following WPP’s Europe Win
The Publicis Media agency held onto the CPG giant in the US after WPP picked up the European business last fall.
5 Things That Hit This Week: Criteo Faces a Takeover Bid While Pacvue and The Trade Desk Win New Deals
Elsewhere, commerce media execs aim to solve an educational and networking gap in the industry.
Fidji Simo Steps Back From OpenAI AGI Role to Focus on Health
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Gen Z’s Short Attention Span Is a Myth. Here Are 5 Keys To Capturing Their Interest.
Gen Z isn't incapable of paying attention, they're just decisive about what deserves it—especially in today’s over-saturated media environment.
Ads of the Week: 8 Campaigns That Caught Our Eye, From KFC to Reebok
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Comparing Per-Transaction Fees Across Different Types of Payment Processors
Every payment processor charges a per-transaction fee in some form, but the structure behind that fee varies enormously depending on the type of provider a business chooses, and this structural difference matters far more to the final cost than the headline rate most providers advertise. A business comparing a 2.6 percent flat rate against a 1.8 percent plus 10 cent interchange-plus rate cannot actually tell which is cheaper without knowing its own transaction volume and average ticket size, sin
How Payment Friction at Checkout Drives Cart Abandonment
Cart abandonment rates for online stores typically fall between 65 and 80 percent, and payment-related friction is one of the largest contributors to that gap between a full cart and a completed order. A customer who has already selected products and reached checkout is the closest a store gets to a guaranteed sale, which makes losses at this final step especially costly.Friction shows up in several forms: too few payment methods, an unexpectedly long form, a redirect to an unfamiliar third-part
Ask HN: Meta's 'Localhost Tracking on Android'
Meta was caught secrectly tracking Android users. Between September 2024 and June 2025, Meta exploited Android's localhost to connect users’ mobile web browsing to their Facebook and Instagram profiles.<p>I know they stopped doing it when it got public. But are they punished for that? Can't find much on internet about the current status.
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Save Facebook videos from profiles, groups, pages, feeds, and even videos embedded on other websites — all with a single click.