From returning to the new normal, changing ownership of tech giants and grim forecasts, Bob Wootton outlines his media standouts for this year.
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From sustainability, the talent crisis and trust in media, to ad fraud, inflation and Netflix’s ad tier, The Media Leader has covered a lot of news this year, but what were our most-read stories?
In brief: Senator Marco Rubio and Representatives Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi have introduced legislation that would ban TikTok in the US.
Dentsu expects global ad spend to grow by 3.8% in 2023, a slowdown compared to +8.0% in 2022. Much of that growth will be driven by price inflation.
In brief: the advisory board that was formed in 2016 to help address harmful speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm, and other concerns on the platform.
The latest report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Oxford University found that 81% of UK publishers have active accounts on TikTok.
In brief: Two women who lost their jobs at Twitter during its recent layoffs have filed a discrimination lawsuit saying the company “disproportionately targeted” female employees in its cuts.
In brief: Indiana became the first US state to sue the Chinese-owned company.
In brief: Amazon has launched a new personalised in-app shopping feed that shows users shoppable photos and videos tailored to their interests and engagement.
Mastodon and Bluesky are offering a future of the internet where users are placed in charge of their own content moderation. Is it workable for big social media platforms?