A day after states’ attorneys general called for Facebook to end its kids’ Instagram project, a congressional bill was introduced to strengthen the country’s children’s privacy law.
A new bill designed to update the nation’s children’s privacy laws was introduced this week — with the potential to throw a real wrench into Facebook’s plans to release a version of Instagram aimed at kids. The proposed legislation would expand the age range of children covered under the law and strengthen federal oversight of internet services aimed at kids. We take a look at how that would affect Facebook and its sister properties. Read more below. A day after states' attorneys general called for Facebook to end its kids' Instagram project, a congressional bill was introduced to strengthen the country's children's privacy law. For Digiday+ members, free, ad-supported streaming is a business built on reaching as many people as possible, and companies in this business are finding an opportunity to reach a lot more people in Latin America. However, they still need to sell advertisers on tapping into this market. In the rush to improve diversity rates, businesses are in danger of overlooking more fundamental ways to sustain inclusivity in the workplace, according to our latest Confessions interviewee. Bloomberg Equality will publish data-based projects tracking racial and gender issues as well as quarterly briefings and special sections in the publisher’s weekly magazine. Local broadcaster used support and funding from Google News Initiative to build a new tool that can automatically identify and feed video content into new website verticals. With coronavirus social distancing guidelines and lockdowns rushed into place last spring, social content creation and production came to an abrupt and jarring halt. One NYC-based creative agency converted its entire HQ office into a production-first studio setup. Other things to know about Get exclusive access to industry research and analysis in exchange for participating in anonymous surveys. Apply to join the Digiday Research Panel now. Competition is proving to be a significant challenge for agencies — in a new survey 60% cited this as a potential obstacle for them, mostly because of a present and widening skills gap. Sponsored by StackAdapt. The post-lockdown shopper wants more than the standard in-store or online options. Download this guide from Modern Retail and Adobe to learn how retailers are creating omnichannel experiences for all types of customers. Sponsored by Adobe. | |
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