WHATSAPP WILL GRADUALLY STOP YOU CALLING OR MESSAGING CONTACTS IF YOU DON'T AGREE TO ITS NEW PRIVACY POLICY. Users will only be able to respond to incoming messages via notifications and will not be able to write anything themselves. Then, after a few weeks, that function will be shut down for them as well. Within 120 days the accounts will not be disabled so that users can adopt the privacy policy. The update will come into force on 15 May.

GOOGLE TESTS TRENDING SEARCHES IN GOOGLE DISCOVER. Google seems to be testing trending searches in the Google Discover feed. When you click on a search phrase in this trending searches box, it takes you to a search in Google for that term. That is one way for Google to gain more search query volume out of a feature that requires zero search.

FACEBOOK ADVERTISING REVENUE ALMOST DOUBLED. Growth was driven by a 30% year-over-year increase in the average price per ad and a 12% increase in the number of ads delivered. The company anticipates increasing obstacles to the development of advertising targeting in 2021 due to many changes, in particular the recently released iOS 14.5 update.

WORDPRESS PROPOSES BLOCKING GOOGLE’S FLOC.One of the WordPress Core developers has put forward a proposal to block the controversial technology by default. For those users who want to enable FLoC, it is suggested to do it yourself in the blog settings with a special switch.

DISNEY AND AD-TECH FIRMS AGREE TO PRIVACY CHANGES FOR CHILDREN’S APPS. The Federal Court of California definitively approved the class actions against Disney, ViacomCBS and other companies. The protection must be implemented both at the application developer level and at the SDK level. In legal settlements that could reshape the children’s app market, Disney, Viacom and 10 advertising technology firms have agreed to remove certain advertising software from children’s apps to address accusations that they violated the privacy of millions of youngsters.

SCRAPED DATA OF 500 MILLION LINKEDIN USERS BEING SOLD ONLINE.The leaked files for sale include such information about the LinkedIn users as their full names, email addresses, phone numbers, workplace information, and more. According to LinkedIn, this database “is actually an aggregation of data from a number of websites and companies.” The company claims “this was not a LinkedIn data breach, and no private member account data from LinkedIn was included in what we’ve been able to review.”

How not to throw your ad budget away? 5 We have put together 5 more common mistakes that greatly affect advertisers’ profit (novice’s especially). A must-read for both beginners and experienced specialists. So, what can rain on your parade? 1. Judging the target audience by your standard “I wouldn't buy this thing, so we’re not going to sell it”. While some advertisers adhere to this faulty strategy, others consistently take advantage of such offers as magic enlargement creams and slimming pills. However, it’s better to understand the advertised product after all. Otherwise, how will you explain its benefits to the user?

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