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- 1Meta Blocks President Lula's Facebook Page Two Weeks Before Brazil's Election●Meta Blocks President Lula's Facebook Page, Campaign Ads 2 Weeks from Election
Meta has blocked President Lula's Facebook page and his campaign's paid advertising just two weeks ahead of Brazil's election. The move comes at a highly sensitive moment in the campaign, and the news is drawing wide attention, with questions over whether the block was a technical error or an enforcement decision tied to election rules.
- 2German court holds Meta liable for scam ads●German court rules Meta liable for scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
A German court has ruled that Meta is liable for fraudulent advertisements that ran on Facebook and Instagram, per a report from The Next Web. The decision means the company can be held responsible when users are deceived by scam ads on its platforms, rather than being treated as a neutral host. It is being read as a significant precedent for platform accountability in Europe.
- 3Social media platforms reject paid ads for Alex Gibney's Musk documentary▼The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all refused to run paid advertisements for Alex Gibney's documentary 'Musk', distributed by Bleecker Street and set for release on October 9, citing policies on political content. X has not responded to the distributor's inquiries at all. Bleecker Street is appealing the rejections as the film's release date approaches.
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Advertising platforms have declined to run ads promoting a new documentary about Elon Musk. The decision, reported widely on social media, has reignited debate about platform bias and the treatment of Musk-related content. Supporters see it as censorship, while others argue it reflects brand-safety policies around controversial public figures.
- 5YouTube and Meta pull paid ads for Musk documentary●Youtube, Meta backtrack on paid ads for 'Musk' documentary
YouTube and Meta have backtracked on running paid advertisements tied to a documentary about Elon Musk, reversing earlier ad placements for the film. The move restricts the documentary's promotional reach on the two largest online advertising platforms. It is the latest example of platforms stepping back from Musk-related content amid ongoing controversy surrounding the billionaire.
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Meta has refused to run advertisements for a Barcelona staging of Virginia Woolf's 'A Room of One's Own' at the Teatre del Raval in Spain. The theatre says the tech company's automated systems blocked the promotional material, a decision it views as an absurd misreading of a classic feminist text. The ban has drawn attention to how platform content rules affect arts promotion.
- 733Across rebrands as WealthStage, an AI ad platform for banks●ICYMI: 33Across becomes WealthStage, an ad platform for banks and trading apps: Lenders, brokers and insurers get an AI
Ad-tech firm 33Across has relaunched as WealthStage, an advertising platform aimed at banks, trading apps, lenders, brokers and insurers. The company says its AI engine scores household wealth to help financial brands target customers, citing projections that $124 trillion in wealth will change hands by 2048. Industry watchers are questioning which data feeds the engine and what operations remain under the 33Across name.