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Ahead of the teen social media ban, Meta hosts youth safety summit
Meta’s Global Head of Child Safety fronted an event in Sydney to discuss the protections for teens put in place by Instagram.
by Talon Editor – Jul 29, 2025

Ansett is back! It's now a travel brand powered by AI
An enterprising marketer registered the trademark and is bringing Ansett back to Australians as an AI-powered travel brand.
by Talon Editor – Jul 28, 2025

ACCC urged to get new powers to tackle AI-driven price fixing
Alice Sharma’s policy paper calls for proactive antitrust laws to counter algorithmic collusion in Australian markets.
by Tom Gosby – Jul 25, 2025

"Loyalty is the new scale" - Man of Many introduces mandatory login in effort to safeguard site in a post-search world
Mens lifestyle site Man of Many has put in place a registration wall to create a greater one-to-one link with its audience.
by Talon Editor – Jul 24, 2025

Instagram child and teen safety measures announced by Meta
Meta is rolling out new safety features on Instagram to help protect teens and children, including enhanced direct messaging tools and stricter safeguards for adult-managed accounts that feature minors.
by Tom Gosby – Jul 24, 2025

Why Mutinex CEO is open sourcing its MMM Framework
Henry Innis: 'I believe by setting a standard and working with vendors and with our competitors in a way that allows us to collaborate, we will change the industry.'
by Alisha Buaya – Jul 23, 2025

Cloudflare's frontline defence helping publishers fight the AI bots
Cloudflare VP of Product Will Allen on the war against AI crawlers: For 15 years, we've been fighting bots."
by Talon Editor – Jul 22, 2025

Streaming ghosts: How AI bands like The Velvet Sundown are blurring the line
But it raises new questions: Will it drive a push of human artists to creative music that more definitively human?
by Natasha Lee – Jul 22, 2025

Why marketers are turning back to email and how Mailchimp is making it smarter
'Email means a lot to people. That's something we think about a lot at Mailchimp.'
by Alisha Buaya – Jul 21, 2025

I have seen the future of media monitoring and it is Truescope
Australian media monitoring firm Truescope has the lead on competitors with innovative platform with AI at its core.
by Talon Editor – Jul 21, 2025

Reddit forecasts $1.8b in ad revenue as brands flock to platform's AI tools and community model
Celeste Huang: 'Reddit’s ad business is currently relatively small, but its impressive ad spend growth, its increasing reach, which now surpasses X, and its investment in AI is catching the attention of a wider pool of advertisers.'
by Alisha Buaya – Jul 18, 2025

Publicis Groupe boss downplays Meta's AI ad tools after strong H1 performance
Arthur Sadoun: 'Honestly, I think it's time to stop talking about how platforms are going to replace us, because it's not a reality.'
by Alisha Buaya – Jul 18, 2025

Platforms push back: YouTube and Meta crack down on 'inauthentic content'
YouTube and Meta are doubling down on originality, updating monetisation and distribution policies to penalise repetitive, mass‑produced and reposted content.
by Tom Gosby – Jul 18, 2025

Global survey finds marketers shifting investment to Connected TV, AI, and Identity
Michael Serratore: 'Signs point to continued investment uplift in the channel, but measurement inconsistency and fragmentation remain some of the industry's biggest challenges.'
by Alisha Buaya – Jul 17, 2025

Why LinkedIn users are seeing old posts in their feed
LinkedIn says it hasn’t reversed any feed changes, despite reports of older posts surfacing for some users.
by Tom Gosby – Jul 17, 2025

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