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@ianmiles I’m afraid this decision reeks of desperation. There is no end game. X revenues are down 55%, and they are trying to attract new advertisers by suing previous advertisers🤔.

GARM and its partners rigged the advertising market to exclude X, Rumble, certain journalists, gamers, activists, etc. from receiving advertising funds. It's anti-competitive to the marketplace, and it damages goes against the free market by incentivizing certain kinds of behaviors (i.e. systematic wokeness), and penalizing others (free speech, certain political topics). It also artificially inflates the value of companies that play by the rules (e.g. Google, YT) while penalizing others (Rumble, X). It is a de facto boycott by a cartel. It's really no different than the Canadian bread price fixing scandal of 2018 or the Phoebus Cartel that rigged the sales of incandescent light bulbs with planned obsolescence and price fixing. And yes, it is illegal and it needs to be stopped. Contrary to the nonsense socialists seem to believe about capitalism, you can't rig the market like this and there's nothing capitalistic about cartel-like behavior. (Video by Linda Yaccarino. X and Rumble are suing these organizations)

@lindayaX @lindayaX you are an experienced media exec, and you know you haven’t got a snowballs chance in hell of a successful outcome by going down this route. It’s quite easy….introduce content moderation to ensure you can deliver a town square that brands are happy to advertise in.

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@lindayaX I’m very happy to boycott every advertiser on X. Is that ok? 😜

Nota Bene:modern cars are effectively smartphones on wheels. Senators & CCPA both probing how connected cars violate consumer privacy. Automakers sell drivers' data, including location, often obtained through deceptive practices #privacy #dataprotection buff.ly/3zZVeNM

Rather than these issues being whispered about, I’m hearing that the CMA is receiving alot of similar messages from the market.

In this issue: ➡️ On the demise of the UK GDPR Reform bill ➡️ More privacy jargon, PETs edition ➡️ No, your audiobook is not spying on you (maybe?) #gdpr #ccpa #datacollection #datacompliance linkedin.com/pulse/brexit-p…

What can you do? 1.Limit car app permissions on your phone, including location; 2.Opt-out of any data collection; 3. Submit an opt-out request to your car manufacturer. buff.ly/3TvT3HZ #privacy #vehicledata

In this issue: ✔️The FTC isn’t playing around ✔️ What the heck is “ID bridging?" ✔️ Should you join EU-US DPF?linkedin.com/pulse/ounce-pr… #gdpr #ccpa #datacollection #datacompliance

#RGSGuildford The final countdown! Head of Year, Mr Marchiafava, gives a rousing final assembly to the Fifth Form as he reflects on the School Values & the students' incredible contribution to embedding them & showcasing them in all walks of school life.

Is Pay or Consent a choice under GDPR? - Hogan Lovells Engage engage.hoganlovells.com/knowledgeservi…

@SteveHaywood15 Sex Pistols The Damned Spear of destiny King Kurt The Pogues The Jam The Clash Bob Marley & The Wailers The Stranglers Anti Nowhere League

Post 10 bands you've obsessed about at some point in your life: The Clash Stiff Little Fingers Dead Kennedys The Damned The Ruts The Cure The Stranglers Big Country Levellers Inspiral Carpets

A slide from the IAPP session on PETS. It was clear that companies struggle to evaluate new solutions for a privacy- first world. My basic advice? Don’t start with a company that profited from a lack of care in privacy. Start with one that set out to preserve privacy day one.

In this issue: 📌A technocratic spin on the cynical ‘privacy paradox’ 📌Part 4 of our dive into the CMA’s latest Privacy Sandbox report 📌The FTC and CA AG put pressure on consumer data sellers #dataprivacy #gdpr #ccpa #datacollection #datacompliance linkedin.com/pulse/privacy-…

UK Publishers’ have a privacy conundrum in responding to ICO warnings buff.ly/3SPavrx

In this issue: 🔸 Lucid launches the 2024 Pan-US Readiness Record 🔸 On the ICO’s warnings and prospective tooling 🔸 Part 1 of our dive into the CMA’s latest Privacy Sandbox report linkedin.com/pulse/dawn-som… #dataprivacy #gdpr #CNIL #ccpa #datacollection #datacompliance

The definitive guide to navigating the patchwork US privacy laws

In a gif, who was your first concert? There isn't a gif for my first gig, but this is their best known track.

Unpacking the publisher privacy conundrum in response to the ICO warnings in the @pressgazette pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analys… #ico #contentignite #privacy #compliance #publishers #advertising

In this article, our Privacy and Compliance Analyst, @rosswebster, unpacks the publisher privacy conundrum in response to the ICO warnings in the @pressgazette pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analys… #ico #contentignite #privacy #compliance #publishers #advertising

Lucid’s Ross Webster will sit down with Willy Mikalef (Bird & Bird) & Romain Gauthier (Didomi) to discuss privacy changes & trends in 2024. PETs, EU’s tech policymaking & their impact on privacy enforcement are just a few of the topics to be covered. buff.ly/3vXtMOo