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News is helping drive BuzzFeed's Hollywood ambitions

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Instagram runs problematic ads but avoids scrutiny

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IAB Europe plans independent board to govern GDPR framework

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If Martin Sorrell wants to make WPP 2.0, he has his work cut out for him.

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