Bytedance has merged lip-synching app Musical.ly with another one of its apps TikTok, a short-form video and live-streaming app, and it's looking to creators to help it expand its reach.

Cannabis companies want to tap influencers to grow their businesses, but because of the legality debate and its social acceptance, influencers are still anxious about making a weed connection to their personal brands.

For Digiday+ members: Some ad tech vendors are concerned GDPR consent strings are being manipulated by fraudsters, since some have already identified fake user-consent strings.

Following MoviePass' dramatic business decision to change its policy of unlimited movies to just three a month while keeping its cost at $9.95, here are five lessons to take away from the debacle.  

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With news-feed user growth slowing, Facebook revs its pitch for Instagram Stories

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Instagram, with its short-form video Stories, is a brand-building play and one Facebook sees as its next growth engine.

Sellers scratch their heads over Amazon's loophole in its AAP policy

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Amazon has let some brands run Amazon-powered ads that link back to their own sites, but its vague policy leaves some in the dark.

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A publisher's guide to UX

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It turns out that while shedding ad units is painful, the long-term benefits of prioritizing user experience elevate the editorial output as well as the bottom line. Get the guide. Sponsored by GeoEdge.

Under GDPR, publishers are adopting CMPs for fear of losing out on ad revenue

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From July to August, publishers’ adoption of consent-management platforms has risen by more than 12 percent, according to tech vendor Adzerk.

News publishers are using their brands to carve out space on TV screens

Sahil Patel

Axios, BuzzFeed News, Vox Media and other news publishers are using their brands to land TV real estate.

Beating ad fraud before it starts

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In a new Q&A, Catherine Williams, chief data and marketplace officer at AppNexus, shares her expertise in combating bad actors before they've defrauded advertisers. Sponsored by AppNexus.

WTF is automatic content recognition?

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Devices are getting smarter. A prime example is automatic content recognition, an advanced technology that's been weaving its way into the smart device ecosystem. On a smart TV or mobile phone, ACR can instantly identify what a consumer is watching or listening to. Get the guide to learn more. Sponsored by Samba TV.

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