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How publishers are fighting to protect their copyright from AI companies

How publishers are fighting to protect their copyright from AI companies

16 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin

In a year, a ‘majority’ of independent publishers could go out of business due to the rise of AI search. But publishers have developed multi-layered approaches to adapting while also taking on Big Tech.

‘It’s not like we knowingly have bad ads’: Meta on ad fraud, teen safety, and why AI will not replace agencies
‘It’s not like we knowingly have bad ads’: Meta on ad fraud, teen safety, and why AI will not replace agencies
06 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin
What Cannes Lions can teach us about advertising’s most important customer
What Cannes Lions can teach us about advertising’s most important customer
02 Jul 2026 | Matt Bourn
IPA TouchPoints: Social media use holds firm despite misinformation concerns
IPA TouchPoints: Social media use holds firm despite misinformation concerns
01 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin
YouTube isn’t social media. So why is it being banned?
YouTube isn’t social media. So why is it being banned?
26 Jun 2026 | Charles Haynes
Charlie Hugill: Why the future of media is real, human and experiential
Charlie Hugill: Why the future of media is real, human and experiential
12 Jun 2026 | Mike Fletcher

‘The division between church and state isn’t sustainable’: Journalists weigh-up life as a creator

11 Jun 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Creators are now driving the news agenda, putting news brands in the awkward position of embracing a new medium for journalism without a sustainable funding model.

New York Times publisher warns journalism faces its ‘Napster moment’

02 Jun 2026 | The Media Leader Staff

At WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Marseille, AG Sulzberger delivers a stark warning on AI

Why the United Nations is asking advertisers to protect the open web

25 May 2026 | Jack Benjamin

At our Future of Brands conference last month, the UN’s Charlotte Scaddan and CAN co-founder Harriet Kingaby unpacked a recent issue brief that warned the integrity of the global information ecosystem is at a “crisis point”.

Viner says the Guardian is not ‘a content business’, yet publishers are warned about losing to creators who embrace it

11 May 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Katharine Viner delivered a pointed speech last week praising the importance of independent journalism as tech platforms have ‘downgraded truth’. But publishers have been urged to act more like creators on those platforms.

How outcomes measurement has changed the CMO-CFO relationship – with Nimmi Shah and Sameer Modha

11 May 2026 | Jack Benjamin

ITV’s Sameer Modha and consultant finance director Nimmi Shah join Jack Benjamin to discuss macro pressures facing CFOs, why outcomes matter more than eyeballs, and the implications of AI on financing.

Believe It or Not Ep. 4: Is AI turning the internet into a sea of slop or has ‘churnalism’ already made it sloppy?

07 May 2026 | The Media Leader Staff

In episode four, Omar Oakes and Hamish Nicklin debate how AI is impacting journalism, and whether publishers had already devalued their own product before generative AI undermined it.

UN and CAN warn of AI-driven global information integrity crisis

29 Apr 2026 | Jack Benjamin

The United Nations and Conscious Advertising Network are appealing to advertisers to use their leverage as commercial partners to push tech companies for greater transparency and to tackle fraud and disinformation.

What next after the social media addiction trial? With ScrollAware’s Jess Butcher

27 Apr 2026 | Jack Benjamin

The ScrollAware founder joins host Jack Benjamin to consider the response to the verdict in the social media addiction trial and discuss policy ideas for regulators.

ASA’s AI monitoring system processed twice as many ads last year

14 Apr 2026 | Jack Benjamin

The Active Ad Monitoring system processed 60m ads in 2025 and was the source of 68 formal rulings, equivalent to nearly one-quarter (23%) of all published rulings delivered by the regulator.

Ozone launches AI research and development centre

01 Apr 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Ozone Labs will operate as a “sandbox” alongside Ozone’s core business, serving as an area for its partners to experiment, build product prototypes, and try new business models.

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