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May 10, 2024
Relive the LinkedIn Live!
Hey folks!
Arielle and Nandini tried a little experiment Thursday and it was a smashing success! Their LinkedIn Live, “When did brand safety tech get so sketchy?”, really broke down why the heck the tech is, well, broken.
It’s a great intro into the world of companies like the Trustworthy Accountability Group, which basically rubber-stamps companies as brand safe.
It has been A WEEK for Sarah Kay Wiley, our Director of Policy and Partnerships, so let’s dive right in!
1. She co-wrote an op-ed with Peter Horrocks, a founding member of the Balkan Free Media Initiative, about an issue close to our hearts: Unwitting advertisers’ dollars being used to fund Russian disinfo.
2. The Lincoln Project co-founder Reed Galen had Sarah on for its latest podcast, and they covered a lot of ground: How adtech is broken! Why Big Tech wrecked local news! Google’s giant antitrust trial!
3. Sarah and Claire met up at small democracy conference in Detroit and talked all about the future state of media, journalism, and technology.
Great job, Sarah! Go get some rest!
Claire and Sarah say hello from Detroit!
David Cross x Check My Ads!
Actor, comedian, and Check My Ads fan(!) David Cross is doing us a HUGE solid and fundraising for us across his upcoming tour! It’s pretty simple: $2 of each ticket sold goes to Check My Ads. If he's coming to your city, think about picking up a ticket!
The New Yorker’s Jia Tolentino tried to keep her pregnancy secret from adtech and learned about the balance between trading privacy for a sense of security.
As ever, thank you for being with us this week, and we’ll see you soon!
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