The era of the Federal Trade Commission being dismissed as having some bark and little bite appears to be over. FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter wants the agency to get aggressive. She believes that notice and choice — the approach digital ad and media firms rely on to navigate people's data privacy and compliance with privacy laws — doesn't work. Read more below in Digiday’s full interview with Slaughter.

• Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter wants the agency, which for years has been thought of as some bark and little bite, to get aggressive. She sat down with Digiday last week for this Q&A and audio interview.
• Digiday Research shows that publishers and brands find Facebook is the only invaluable platform over others, including TikTok.
• As the ad industry comes out of the pandemic and business as usual returns, one account director talks how 2020 performance reviews leave employees feeling underappreciated.
• The Digiday+ Future of TV Briefing this week looks ahead to the remaining six months of the year to see what may be in store for the TV, streaming and digital video industry.
• Big corporations are increasingly aligning their media spending with their values, pushing their marketers to make ads in tune with their environmental, social and governance concerns.
• Cultural and political differences across countries mean attitudes toward returning to the office differ by nation. Here's a snapshot of what the status is across China and Asia Pacific regions, the U.S and Europe.