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Tina Gupta is a seasoned talent management executive with over two decades of experience driving organizational success through innovative talent strategies. As the Senior Vice President (Head of) Talent Management at New York Life Insurance Company, Tina leads enterprise-wide talent transformation, overseeing talent practices, performance management, talent acquisition, learning and development, and employee experience.Before joining New York Life, Tina held senior leadership roles at WarnerMedia, Xandr, and Thomson Reuters, where she spearheaded major change initiatives, including complex IPOs, divestitures, and mergers. She has built and scaled global talent development programs, created strategies for leadership and executive development, and fostered high-performing, psychologically safe teams.Tina is known for her strategic approach to talent management, combining data-driven insights with a people-first mindset. She partners closely with C-suite leaders and HR teams to align talent strategies with business goals, ensuring sustainable growth and high employee engagement.Tina's work has been instrumental in shaping modern talent management practices, and her expertise continues to make an impact in the rapidly evolving business landscape.Ross and Tina talk about skills transformation, upscaling, learning AI, how AI impacts work, experimenting, AI strategy, the pace of AI, preparing for the future, HR management, changing mindsets, rethinking how work is done and organic experimentation. The pair also discuss adaptability, rethinking processes, celebrating failure,  success with failure, rewarding failure, empathy as a company, the next version of yourself, disruption, innovation, trying new roles and curiosity.  Timecodes:00:19 -  Intro to Tina01:07 -  The 'Transform event '02:08 - AI adoption04:15 - New York Life Insurance06:56 AI implemented for the future10:58 Things which have worked well for Tina13:49 Rewards for end results compared to progress18:41 AI forcing change 20:29 Responsibility to provide value24:43 The unknown and learning28:41 Workations31:17 The last time Tina did something for the first timeConnect with Tina:LinkedInNew York Life  Connect with Ross:WebsiteLinkedInMoonshot Innovation 

The ad industry is seeing major shifts, with Microsoft stepping back from Xandr amidst the rise of AI and the complexities of CTV advertising at the forefronts. Meanwhile, the value of local advertising is in question, as it struggles to keep up with the evolution of digital platforms and measurement.

In this episode of The Refresh News, Kait from Marketecture breaks down the top stories shaking up the advertising world. The focus is on the evolving nature of the TV upfronts, with a spotlight on how platforms are embracing ad tech to meet buyer demands. The Trade Desk makes headlines with the launch of OpenSincera, and Microsoft officially closes Xandr to make way for a more conversational future in media buying. We Cover TV upfronts are shifting focus from showbiz glitz to tech-driven capabilities like programmatic and AI-powered campaigns. Flexibility is a new must-have: Netflix and Disney introduced ad tech that lowers entry barriers and enables agile buying. AI made a splash with creative automation, emotional scene alignment, and smarter ad insertion across major platforms. The Trade Desk's OpenSincera launches as a free API, offering real-time, transparent data on ad impressions and media quality. Microsoft sunsets Xandr to focus on a Copilot-powered, chatbot-style ad buying interface, signaling a move away from traditional DSP models. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Franchi and Ari Paparo are joined by Olivia Kory, Chief Strategy Officer at Haus, Olivia explains her research on YouTube and AppLovin as well as how the methodology can work across media. The group discusses the big news that Xandr Invest is shutting and recaps the DMS conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's MadTech Daily, we cover Microsoft Advertising's decision to close Xandr DSP, the EU's ruling of tracking-based advertising practices employed by tech giants as illegal, and EU regulators' action against TikTok over alleged violations of the Digital Services Act.

Lara Aulestia is founder and CEO of 1060 Advisors, a paid media strategy, planning and buying company serving the public affairs and political industry. She has an extensive background in political media buying with past roles at iHeartMedia, Resonate, Xandr, and Warner Media.In this episode we dig into the need to layer media buys across platforms to achieve our desired reach and frequency objectives.Subscribe on YouTube: Visit the Campaign Trend Website: Follow us on X Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our Newsletter Become a Campaign Trend Insider

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Episode 346 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Scott Weller, CTO & Co-Founder at EnFi. The formula for a thriving tech ecosystem ideally looks something like this: * Entrepreneurial-minded person works for startups and learns a ton. Perhaps they even witness success at scale to an exit. * Said person takes lessons learned and builds their own company to an exit. * Said person then starts to mentor and invest back into the ecosystem to fund the next generation of companies. * Said person eventually finds an idea that they can't get out of their head and launches another company. This is the case for Scott, as he was involved in tech from an early age and connected with a talented group of entrepreneurs who were building the first generation of online gaming where he witnessed a couple of exits. He then co-founded and was the CTO of SessionM which led to a successful exit to Mastercard. He was angel investing and advising companies when he and another successful entrepreneur, Josh Summers, saw a problem which was a perfect opportunity to disrupt an industry using AI. Josh has the same startup founder pedigree as he was part of the WHERE team that was acquired by PayPal and then went on to found Clypd which was acquired by Xandr. The two have come together to build a company called EnFi which recently announced $7.5M in seed funding led by Unusual Ventures with participation from Boston Seed, Argon Ventures and Impellent Ventures. EnFi is accelerating complex credit analysis and risk monitoring with AI Assistants for bank and private lending origination, underwriting, and portfolio management teams. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: * A discussion about the AI landscape in the Boston tech scene. * Scott's background story and his early involvement with one of the very first Internet Service Providers called Intelecom Data Systems as a teenager. * Working at an early stage web gaming startup called Gamesville which was acquired by Lycos. * GameLogic and the early innovation of working with regulated games and the level of innovation in terms of patent creation which was acquired by Scientific Games. * Being early to market with an online video product for SMBs called SnapYap that he started with others. * The founding story of SessionM with Mark Hermann & Lars Albright and how the company evolved through the years, plus its acquisition by Mastercard and how things materialized post-acquisition. * SessionM's involvement in building the very successful mobile app for Starbucks and its bonus & loyalty campaigns. * The background story and all the details about EnFi and how they are disrupting the market. * Common startup mistakes that he sees entrepreneurs make over and over again. * And so much more.

On today's news digest: Xandr Accused of EU Privacy Breaches; DOJ Publishes Witness List for Google Antitrust Trial; Microsoft and Apple Leave OpenAI Board Observer Roles 

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 9th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:35): Google Chrome has an API accesible only from *.google.comOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40918052&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(01:40): PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flightsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40915082&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:54): Linksys Velop routers send Wi-Fi passwords in plaintext to US serversOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40917312&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:08): MobileLLM: Optimizing Sub-Billion Parameter Language Models for On-Device UseOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40915005&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:21): Microsoft's Xandr grants GDPR rights at a rate of 0%Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40913915&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(06:35): Turbopuffer: Fast search on object storageOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40916786&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:47): Judge dismisses DMCA copyright claim in GitHub Copilot suitOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40919253&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:03): You Want to Fix Boeing? Prosecute Its ExecutivesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40915381&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:06): Another AI company wrote us and here's our responseOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40917299&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:10): HP discontinues online-only LaserJet printers in response to backlashOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40914029&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

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AdLib is a meta DSP aimed at medium-sized advertisers. It offers a transparent pricing model, simplified user interface and access to ad buying tools from Criteo, Beeswax, Xandr, DV 360 and Adform. In our interview, CEO Mike Hauptman says AdLib differentiates from other mid-market DSPs such as Simpli.fi and Basis by focusing narrowly on integration with existing platform APIs rather than advancing its own bidders. Visit Marketecture.tv to join our community and get access to full-length in-depth interviews. Marketecture is a new way to get smart about technology. Our team of real industry practitioners helps you understand the complex world of technology and make better vendor decisions through in-depth interviews with CEOs and product leaders at dozens of platforms. We are launching with extensive coverage of the marketing and advertising verticals with plans to expand into many other technology sectors.Copyright (C) 2023 Marketecture Media, Inc.

New technologies are advancing faster than ever. How can we rely on our experience to solve unforeseen privacy issues as our personal data makes its way to places we never imagined it could end up?Julia Shullman, Telly's GC and Chief Privacy Officer, has spent nearly two decades advocating for privacy in the complex ecosystem of advertising technology. She has learned that one of the most important things a Chief Privacy Officer can do is acknowledge what they don't know and rely on the expertise of other teams to build smart products that protect user data.Join Julia as she reveals her thoughts on where these essential consumer safeguards are headed as we enter into an era of AI and business-first thinking.Read detailed summary: https://www.spotdraft.com/podcast/episode-16Topics:Introduction: 0:18Blending hardware, software, and privacy at Telly: 1:00Finding your way from M&A to privacy law: 4:16Transitioning into ad tech at AppNexus: 6:37Identifying the necessary attitude to be successful in privacy: 10:42Overseeing the transformation from AppNexus to Xandr at AT&T: 13:10Taking on a GC role at TripleLift: 15:45Building trust with executive team and partners at Vista Equity Partners: 22:07Stepping away to found a privacy and policy consulting firm: 25:57Advice to lawyers searching for their next GC role: 32:12Considering the future of the chief privacy officer role: 33:24Speculating on the future of privacy and AI: 36:17Book recommendations: 41:34Connect with us:Julia Shullman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-shullman/Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinnSpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraftSpotDraft is a leading CLM platform that solves your end-to-end contract management issues. Visit https://www.spotdraft.com to learn more.

In this episode, I sat down with Yaroslav Averyanov, a PhD Data Scientist who has worked in analytics and measurement at Xandr, Microsoft, and more. We discuss the advertising ecosystem, how data science and AI can improve marketing processes, and future developments in marketing.   Join the discussion below! X          |          LinkedIn   Learn more about Alex at asofronas.com   Click Here for Transcribed Episodes of Marketing x Analytics   All view are our own.

Welcome to an audio-led edition of Unmade.Today's edition of The Unmakers features Brian O'Kelley, founder of Scope3, which attempts to measure the carbon footprint of advertising. Back in the day he helped create the programatic advertising industry, although he's not entirely proud of the that legacy.Further down, it was a poor day on the Unmade Index for the three TV players.The only way to access Unmade's full archive, and our weekly Tuesdata analysis, is as a paying member. Unmade members also get discounted tickets to our events, including Re:Made, our event on retail media.‘Godfather of ad tech' Brian O'Kelley's new mission to tackle the ad industry's environmental footprintToday's edition of The Unmakers features that man who some (including himself) credit as one of the inventors of programatic advertising.Brian O'Kelley was cofounder of AppNexus, which has since been folded into Microsoft's Xandr programatic platform. That's led to him being labelled “the godfather of ad tech”.His new project is Scope3, which measures the impact of advertising and media on the environment.In the interview with Unmade's Tim Burrowes and Seja Al Zaidi, O'Kelley discusses the high impact that digital advertising has on emissions output, thanks to the energy needs of server farms, along with the wastage created by unviewed ads.“This illusion that the cloud is this fluffy place in the air is actually not accurate. The cloud is a bunch of big warehouses full of servers that use a huge amount of energy and cooling power,” he says.And he rails against adland's assumption that advertising campaigns inevitably include wastage where the target consumers are not being reached.“I actually think that the ‘50% of advertising is wasted' statement is one of the most damaging statements in the history of advertising,” he says. “It's become is an excuse not to worry about waste.“We have so much more control over our advertising and where it goes, especially in digital, but increasingly in print and other channels, we are able to be more thoughtful about how we target our ads.”Scope3 plans to expand across APAC under the leadership of local managing director June Cheung.In the conversation, O'Kelley acknowledges that some of the promise of programtic has been unfulfilled: “Where we are today in the development of programmatic, it's not doing what I aspired for it to do. It's caused privacy issues, it's caused national security issues. It's caused commoditisation of quality content. There's a lot of things that aren't great.”Audio production was courtesy of Abe's Audio, the people to talk to about voiceovers, sound design and podcast production.Message us: letters@unmade.media This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.unmade.media/subscribe

Next in Media talked with Captify CEO Mike Welch  - who served as GM for Xandr at both AT&T and Microsoft - on whether the ad tech marketing is about to see a thinning of the herd, and what that means for the open web. Welch also talked about how his new search-focused company is both prepping for a post cookie world while also trying to set itself for the coming AI-driven, conversational search era. Guest: Mike WelchHost: Mike ShieldsProduced by: Fresh Take

Eine Liste des Microsoft-Werbenetzwerks Xandr zeigt, dass digitale Werbetreibende sensible Informationen wie zu Gesundheit und Politik über Konsumentinnen nutzen. Beteiligt sind Konzerne wie die Deutsche Telekom und ProSiebenSat1. Marcus Richter, Ingo Dachwitz, Meike Kamp, Jan Penfrat, Eva Wolfangel, Vera Linßwww.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Breitband

Eine Liste des Microsoft-Werbenetzwerks Xandr zeigt, dass digitale Werbetreibende sensible Informationen wie zu Gesundheit und Politik über Konsumentinnen nutzen. Beteiligt sind Konzerne wie die Deutsche Telekom und ProSiebenSat1.Marcus Richter, Ingo Dachwitz, Meike Kamp, Jan Penfrat, Eva Wolfangel, Vera Linßwww.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, BreitbandDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

In this episode IAB Europe's Chief Economist, Daniel Knapp dives into supply chain transparency with Michael Simpkins Director Marketplace Development, at Xandr. They discuss all things supply path optimisation and how even during the economic downturn, there are ample opportunities for brands to take control of their supply chain, and maximise cost and operational efficiencies through curated technology. 

Episode 158 contains the notable Digital Marketing News and Updates from the week of Apr 24-28, 2023.1. Snapchat Reports Lower Revenue In Q1'23 - Snapchat has released it Q1'23 earnings report. First off, on active users – Snap added 8 million more total daily actives in Q1, taking it to 383 million daily users. Their growth is essentially flat in the US, its most lucrative market, and EU while they continue to gain momentum in the ‘Rest of World' category, with Indian users, in particular, warming to the app. Snap brought in $989 million in total for the quarter. They wrote, “Q1 revenue was particularly challenged, as we implemented significant changes to our ad platform that were disruptive to demand. While the macroeconomic environment has shown signs of stabilization, it continues to be a headwind to growth. Our brand-oriented business was down 12% year-over-year and our direct-response (DR) business was down 9% year-over-year.”2. Pinterest Reports Lower Revenue Even Though They Added Users In Q1'23 - Pinterest in the Q1'23 earnings report shared that they added 13 million more users in the quarter (463 million DAU). Pinterest also says that it's seeing more engagement, with sessions, impressions, and time spent growing faster than MAUs. And interestingly, Pinterest also notes that Gen Z is now its fastest growing demographic, another good sign for its future potential as a key discovery element.On the revenue front, Pinterest earned in $603 million revenue for the period. In Q1'22 they earned $575 million. This is a $28million increase from last year. Like other platforms, Pinterest too  is dealing with the broader economic downturn, which has impacted ad spend, but the expanded usage does bode well for its future potential.Also this week Pinterest has also announced a new partnership with Amazon, which will enable Amazon advertisers to expand their campaigns to Pinterest, via an integrated presentation and purchase flow process. Here is what Pinterest had to say about this partnership: “As user engagement with shoppable content on Pinterest continues to grow, we're pleased to have selected Amazon as our first partner for third-party ads. The partnership with Amazon will bring more brands and relevant products to the platform combined with a seamless on-Amazon buying experience for consumers and offer advertisers strong performance.”3. Meta's Ad Revenue & Usage Up 4% In Q1'23 - Meta's ad revenue increased by about 4.1% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the year-earlier period. Advertising revenue was for Q1 2023 was $28.1 billion, an increase of 4.1% compared to the same period in 2022 ($27.0 billion). Total Meta revenue for Q1 2023 was $28.6 billion, an increase of 2.6% compared to the same period in 2022 ($27.9 billion). Other key metrics you should be aware of are: Facebook's daily active user count increased by 4% to reach 2.04 billion. The number of monthly active users was 2.99 billion, an increase of 2% year-over-year. Meta's low-single-digit increase matches Google and Microsoft. And is further confirmation of the ill health of the advertising market.4. Microsoft Search & Advertising Revenue In Q1'23 - Microsoft announced their results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.  Advertising and search revenue increased 3.4% to just over $3 billion during the period, including traffic acquisition costs that Microsoft pays to publishers. The company attributed the increase to higher search volume and its acquisition of Xandr, an ad buying platform it acquired from AT&T. LinkedIn revenue was up 7.6%. Microsoft attributed the increase to its Talent Solutions products. The company also said the number of sessions logged on LinkedIn grew 15%. Since Microsoft Advertising does not have a platform like YouTube, so what I really care about is their Search Advertising results. For Search Ads they earned $3.05Billion an increase of $100 million from the same same period last year. Does this mean that the demand for advertising is slumping?5. Google Q1'23 Result: Search Revenue Slightly Up & YouTube Down - Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, reported lower advertising revenue in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the year-earlier period. In Q1'2023 they earned $54.55B in revenue which is $113 million less than Q1'2022. Search Ads generated $40.359Billion while  YouTube generated $6.693Billion in revenue. A 2% gain in search revenue was offset by declining revenue for YouTube ads (-2.6%) and Google's advertising network (-8.3%).To me, this means that Search is still going strong despite the popularity of chatGPT and other generative AI tools. And YouTube is probably facing fierce competition from TikTok and Facebook/Instagram.6. Bing Webmaster Tools To  Show Chat Impressions And Clicks - Microsoft will include Bing Chat data in Bing Webmaster Tools in May, Fabrice Canel, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft Bing, said on Twitter. 7. Google Will Keep UA Historical Data Until Jul'24 - Google Analytics has finally put a date (1st July 2024) on the loss of historical data in Universal Analytics (UA) after they transitioned us to GA4 on 1st July 2023.After sunset and until platform turndown, users will have Viewer access to historical data and reports in the user interface but not Editor access.Additionally, you can export your data, as outlined in the available solutions. However, no new data will be processed after the property turndown, and there will be no updated reports or metrics with post-sunset data.Bidding, audience, or conversion data will not be sent to Google Ads or third-party integrations.You can read more about other important UA, and GA4 milestones on the Google Analytics Help page.8. Google Ads Updating Dangerous Products And Services Policy - From July 3, 2023, Google will enforce the updated Dangerous Products and Services Policy. The policy now covers ads for products which carry an imminent, proven and unresolved risk of death or grievous bodily harm, that have been the subject of a consumer advisory or product recalls.Violations of this policy will not lead to immediate account suspension without prior warning. A warning will be issued at least seven days before suspending your account.Google advises everyone to review the policy to determine whether or not any of your ads fall in the scope of the policy, and if so, remove those ads before July 3, 2023.This is one of the 28 policies that Google want advertisers to follow. This is why you need to work with a reputable resource who stays on top of these stuff for you. 9. Google Ads Will Not Allow URL's As Account Names - Beginning in June 2023, new Google Ads accounts will no longer be able to include a URL in their account names. You can read more about the change on the Google Ads Developer Blog.10. Show Your YouTube Ads Next To Popular Music - YouTube has announced two new ad options that will better enable advertisers to tap into emerging music trends. a.) Gen Z Music - enable advertisers to show their ads alongside the latest trending music clips. So the next time someone makes a TikTok clip to a Fleetwood Mac song, which drives people to go searching for the track on YouTube, you'd be able to tap into that rising popularity, and get your brand aligned with that clip.b.)Trending Music on Shorts - essentially provide the same placement opportunity within Shorts clips.It looks like YouTube is cashing in on the latest music trends via ad placement options, which will likely come at some cost, given the views and engagement such content sees. But it could be an effective way to build brand awareness and maximize reach and resonance by association. YouTube says it now has over 100 million songs in its Music catalog, with global and localized versions of trending tracks in over 100 countries and 80 languages. That presents a significant opportunity and could be a suitable means to maximize your branding and promotional efforts if you can afford it.11. Page Experience Matters Even Though It Is Not A Ranking Signal - A week ago, Google removed page experience system, the mobile-friendly system, page speed system and the secure site system from its ranking systems page. Google also wrote, “The page experience update was a concept to describe a set of key page experience aspects for site owners to focus on.” Now Danny Sullivan, Google's Search Liaison wrote that Google page experience was never a ranking “system” but is still considered a ranking “signal.” Just because page experience was removed as a ranking system, it does not mean it does not reward pages that have a good page experience.Google made an update to their ranking system page last week because ranking *systems* are different than ranking *signals* and people were confusing between the two. The big takeaway? "Google's core ranking systems look to reward content that provides a good page experience."12. What's The Ideal Number Of Products On A Page For It To Rank Well? - Every wondered what's the ideal number of products to feature on a page so that you maximize product  exposures and rank well? Well now Google's John Mueller clarified that Google really doesn't have a preference. He advises you to focus more on usability of the page to better understand the ideal number of products to use on a webpage. 

The First Amendment prohibits the U.S. government from censoring speech. In this episode, drawing from internal Twitter documents known as “the Twitter files” and Congressional testimony from tech executives, former Twitter employees, and journalists, we examine the shocking formal system of censorship in which government employees are using their influence over private companies to indirectly censor speech in a way that they are clearly prohibited from doing directly. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! View the shownotes on our website at https://congressionaldish.com/cd270-the-twitter-files Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD224: Social Media Censorship CD141: Terrorist Gifts & The Ministry of Propaganda (2017 NDAA) CD113: CISA is Law The Twitter Files "Capsule Summaries of all Twitter Files Threads to Date, With Links and a Glossary.” Matt Taibbi. Jan 4, 2023. Racket News. Matt Taibbi “The Democrats' Disastrous Miscalculation on Civil Liberties.” Matt Taibbi. Mar 12, 2023. Racket News. “#1940 - Matt Taibbi.” Feb 13, 2023. The Joe Rogan Experience. Hunter Biden Laptop Story “Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad.” “13. They did the same to Facebook, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. ‘The FBI basically came to us [and] was like, “Hey... you should be on high alert. We thought that there was a lot of Russian propaganda in 2016 election. There's about to be some kind of dump similar to that”'” [tweet]. Michael Shellenberger [@ShellenbergerMD]. Dec 19, 2022. Twitter. Influence, Propaganda, and Censorship “From the Twitter Files: Pfizer board member Scott Gottlieb secretly pressed Twitter to hide posts challenging his company's massively profitable Covid jabs.” Alex Berenson. Jan 9, 2023. Unreported Truths. “Twitter Aided the Pentagon in Its Covert Online Propaganda Campaign.” Lee Fang. December 20, 2022. The Intercept. “Facebook, Twitter dismantle a U.S. influence campaign about Ukraine.” Aug 24, 2022. The Washington Post. Angus King Takedown Request Spreadsheet Audio Sources Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, the Twitter Files March 9, 2023 House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government Witnesses: Matt Taibbi, Journalist Michael Shellenberger, Author, Co-founder of the Breakthrough Institute and the California Peace Coalition Clips 17:20 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): In the run up to the 2020 Presidential election, FBI Special Agent Elvis Chan, in his deposition in Missouri versus Biden, said that he repeatedly, repeatedly, informed Twitter and other social media platforms of the likelihood of a hack and leak operation in the run up to that Presidential election. He did it even though there was no evidence. In fact, he said in his deposition that we hadn't seen anything, no intrusions, no hack, yet he repeatedly told them something was common. Yoel Ross, Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter, testified that he had had regular meetings with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and other folks regarding election security. During these weekly meetings, federal law enforcement agencies communicated that they expected a hack and leak operation. The expectations of a hack and leak operation were discussed throughout 2020. And he was told they would occur in a period shortly before the 2020 Presidential election, likely in October. And finally, he said "I also learned in these meetings, that there were rumors that a hack and leak operation would involve Hunter Biden." So what did the government tell him? A hack and leak operation was coming. How often did the government tell him this? Repeatedly for a year. When did the government say it was going to happen? October of 2020. And who did the government say it would involve? Hunter Biden. 19:35 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): How did they know? Maybe it's because they had the laptop and they had had it for a year. 21:50 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): Finally, as if on cue, five days later on October 19, 51 former intel[ligence] officials signed a letter with a now famous sentence "the Biden laptop story has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation." Something that was absolutely false. 25:25 Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI): And the Republicans have brought in two of Elon Musk's public scribes to release cherry-picked, out-of-context emails and screenshots designed to promote his chosen narrative, Elon Musk's chosen narrative, that is now being paroted by the Republicans, because the Republicans think that these witnesses will tell a story that's going to help them out politically. 25:50 Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI): On Tuesday, the majority released an 18 page report claiming to show that the FTC is quote, "harassing" Twitter -- oh my poor Twitter -- including by seeking information about its interactions with individuals before us today. How did the report reach this conclusion? By showing two single paragraphs from a single demand letter, even though the report itself makes clear that there were numerous demand letters with numerous requests, none of which we've been able to see, that are more demand letters and more requests of Twitter. 28:05 Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI): Mr. Chairman, Americans can see through this. Musk is helping you out politically and you're going out of your way to promote and protect him and to praise him for his work. 28:15 Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI): This isn't just a matter of what data was given to these so-called journalists before us now. 31:35 Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI): Mr. Chairman, I'm not exaggerating when I say that you have called before you two witnesses who pose a direct threat to people who oppose them. 32:30 Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI): We know this is because at the first hearing, the Chairman claimed that big government and big tech colluded to shape and mold the narrative and suppress information and censor Americans. This is a false narrative. We're engaging in false narratives here and we are going to tell the truth. 37:35 Michael Shellenberger: I recognize that the law allows Facebook, Twitter, and other private companies to moderate content on their platforms and I support the right of governments to communicate with the public, including to dispute inaccurate information, but government officials have been caught repeatedly pushing social media platforms to censor disfavored users and content. Often these acts of censorship threaten the legal protection social media companies need to exist, Section 230. If government officials are directing or facilitating such censorship, and as one law professor, it raises serious First Amendment questions. It is axiomatic that the government cannot do indirectly what it is prohibited from doing directly. 41:50 Matt Taibbi: My name is Matt Taibbi, I've been a reporter for 30 years and a staunch advocate of the First Amendment. Much of that time was spent at Rolling Stone magazine. Ranking Member Plaskett, I'm not a "so-called" journalist. I've won the National Magazine Award, the I.F Stone Award for Independent Journalism, and I've written 10 books, including four New York Times bestsellers. 45:35 Matt Taibbi: Ordinary Americans are not just being reported to Twitter for deamplification or deplatforming, but to firm's like Pay Pal, digital advertisers like Xandr, and crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe. These companies can and do refuse service to law abiding people and businesses whose only crime is falling afoul of a distant, faceless, unaccountable, algorithmic judge. 44:00 Matt Taibbi: Again, Ranking Member Plaskett, I would note that the evidence of Twitter-government relationship includes lists of tens of thousands of names on both the left and right. The people affected include Trump supporters, but also left leaning sites like Consortium and Truthout, the leftist South American channel TeleSUR, the Yellow Vest movement. That, in fact, is a key point of the Twitter files, that it's neither a left nor right issue. 44:40 Matt Taibbi: We learned Twitter, Facebook, Google and other companies developed a formal system for taking in moderation requests from every corner of government from the FBI, the DHS, the HHS, DOD, the Global Engagement Center at [the Department of] State, even the CIA. For every government agency scanning Twitter, there were perhaps 20 quasi private entities doing the same thing, including Stanford's Election Integrity Partnership, Newsguard, the Global Disinformation Index, and many others, many taxpayer funded. A focus of this fast growing network, as Mike noted, is making lists of people whose opinions beliefs, associations, or sympathies are deemed misinformation, disinformation or malinformation. That last term is just a euphemism for true but inconvenient. Undeniably, the making of such lists is a form of digital McCarthyism. 1:01:00 Matt Taibbi: So, a great example of this is a report that the Global Engagement Center sent to Twitter and to members of the media and other platforms about what they called "the Pillars of Russian Disinformation." Now, part of this report is what you would call, I think you would call, traditional hardcore intelligence gathering where they made a reasoned, evidence baseed case that certain sites were linked to Russian influence or linked to the Russian government. In addition to that, however, they also said that sites that quote, "generate their own momentum," and have opinions that are in line with those accounts are part of a propaganda ecosystem. Now, this is just another word for guilt by association. And this is the problem with the whole idea of trying to identify which accounts are actually the Internet Research Agency and which ones are just people who follow those accounts or retweeted them. Twitter initially did not find more than a handful of IRA accounts. It wasn't until they got into an argument with the Senate Select Intelligence Committee that they came back with a different answer. 1:06:00 Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL): Before you became Elon Musk's handpicked journalists, and pardon the oxymoron, you stated this on Joe Rogan's podcast about being spoon fed information. And I quote, "I think that's true of any kind of journalism," and you'll see it behind me here. "I think that's true of any kind of journalism. Once you start getting handed things, then you've lost. They have you at that point and you got to get out of that habit. You just can't cross that line." Do you still believe what you told Mr. Rogan? Yes or no? Yes or no? Matt Taibbi: Yes. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL): Good. Now, you crossed that line with the Twitter files. Matt Taibbi: No. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL): Elon Musk -- It's my time, please do not interrupt me. Crowd: [laughter] Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL): Elon Musk spoon fed you his cherry-picked information, which you must have suspected promotes a slanted viewpoint, or at the very least generates another right wing conspiracy theory. 1:11:20 Matt Taibbi: That moment on the Joe Rogan show, I was actually recounting a section from Seymour Hersh's book, Reporter, where he described a scene where the CIA gave him a story and he was very uncomfortable. He said that "I, who had always gotten the secrets, was being handed the secrets." Again, I've done lots of whistleblower stories. There's always a balancing test that you make when you're given material, and you're always balancing newsworthiness versus the motives of your sources. In this case, the newsworthiness clearly outweighed any other considerations. I think everybody else who worked on the project agrees. 1:14:45 Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC): Richard Stengel, you know who that is? Matt Taibbi: Yes, he's the former, the first head of the Global Engagement Center. Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC): I want the American people to hear from him for 30 seconds. Richard Stengel: Basically, every country creates their own narrative story. And, you know, my old job at the State Department was what people used to joke as the "chief propagandist" job. We haven't talked about propaganda. Propaganda. I'm not against propaganda. Every country does it, and they have to do it to their own population. 1:24:20 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): December 13, the very first letter that the FTC sends to Twitter after the Twitter files, 11 days after the first Twitter file, there have been five of them come out, the FTC's first demand in that first letter after the Twitter files come out is identify all journalists. I'm quoting "identify all journalists and other members of the media" to whom Twitter worked with. You find that scary, Mr. Taibbi, that you got a federal government agency asking a private company who in the press are you talking with? Matt Taibbi: I do find it scary. I think it's none of the government's business which journalists a private company talks to and why. I think every journalist should be concerned about that. And the absence of interest in that issue by my fellow colleagues in the mainstream media is an indication of how low the business has sunk. There was once a real esprit de corps and camaraderie within Media. Whenever one of us was gone after, we all kind of rose to the challenge and supported -- Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): It used to be, used to be the case. Matt Taibbi: Yeah, that is gone now. 1:28:50 Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI): How many emails did Mr. Musk give you access to? Michael Shellenberger: I mean, we went through thousands of emails. Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI): Did he give you access to all of the emails for the time period in which? Michael Shellenberger: We never had a single, I never had a single request denied. And not only that, but the amount of files that we were given were so voluminous that there was no way that anybody could have gone through them beforehand. And we never found an instance where there was any evidence that anything had been taken out. Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI): Okay. So you would believe that you have probably millions of emails and documents, right? That's correct, would you say? Michael Shellenberger: I don't know if -- I think the number is less than that. Matt Taibbi: Millions sounds too high. Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI): Okay. 100,000? Matt Taibbi: That's probably closer. Michael Shellenberger: Probably, yeah. Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI): So 100,000 that both of you were seeing. 1:37:10 Matt Taibbi: There were a couple of very telling emails that wepublished. One was by a lawyer named [Sasha Cardiel???], where the company was being so overwhelmed by requests from the FBI and in fact they, they gave each other a sort of digital High Five after one batch, saying "that was a monumental undertaking to clear all of these," but she noted that she believed that the FBI was essentially doing word searches keyed to Twitter's Terms of Service, looking for violations of the Terms of Service, specifically so that they could make recommendations along those lines, which we found interesting. 1:48:15 Michael Shellenberger: And we haven't talked about Facebook, but we now know that we have the White House demanding that Facebook take down factual information and Facebook doing that. 1:48:25 Michael Shellenberger: And with Matt [Taibbi]'s thread this morning we saw the government contractors demanding the same thing of Twitter: accurate information, they said, that needed to be taken down in order to advance a narrative. 1:49:55 Matt Taibbi: You know, in conjunction with our own research, there's a foundation, the Foundation for Freedom Online, which, you know, there's a very telling video that they uncovered where the Director of Stanford's Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) talks about how CISA, the DHS agency, didn't have the capability to do election monitoring, and so that they kind of stepped in to "fill the gaps" legally before that capability could be amped up. And what we see in the Twitter files is that Twitter executives did not distinguish between DHS or CISA and this group EIP, for instance, we would see a communication that said, from CISA, escalated by EIP. So they were essentially identical in the eyes of the company. EIP is, by its own data, and this is in reference to what you brought up, Mr. Congressman, according to their own data, they significantly targeted more what they call disinformation on the right than on the left, by a factor I think of about ten to one. And I say that as not a Republican at all, it's just the fact of what we're looking at. So yes, we have come to the realization that this bright line that we imagine that exists between, say the FBI or the DHS, or the GEC and these private companies is illusory and that what's more important is this constellation of kind of quasi private organizations that do this work. 1:52:10 Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): What was the first time that Mr. Musk approached you about writing the Twitter files? Matt Taibbi: Again, Congresswoman that would — Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): I just need a date, sir. Matt Taibbi: But I can't give it to you, unfortunately, because this this is a question of sourcing, and I don't give up... I'm a journalist, I don't reveal my sources. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): It's a question of chronology. Matt Taibbi: No, that's a question of sourcing — Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Earlier you said that someone had sent you, through the internet, some message about whether or not you would be interested in some information. Matt Taibbi: Yes. And I refer to that person as a source. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): So you're not going to tell us when Musk first approached you? Matt Taibbi: Again, Congresswoman, you're asking me, you're asking a journalist to reveal a source. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): You consider Mr. Musk to be the direct source of all this? Matt Taibbi: No, now you're trying to get me to say that he is the source. I just can't answer — Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Either he is or he isn't. If you're telling me you can't answer because it's your source, well, then the only logical conclusion is that he is in fact, your source. Matt Taibbi: Well, you're free to conclude that. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Well, sir, I just don't understand. You can't have it both ways. But let's move on because -- Unknown Representative 1: No, he can. He's a journalist. Unknown Representative 2: He can't, because either Musk is the source and he can't talk about it, or Musk is not the source. And if Musk is not the source, then he can discuss [unintelligible] Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): No one has yielded, the gentlelady is out of order, you don't get to speak — Multiple speakers: [Crosstalk] Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): The gentlelady is not recognized...[crosstalk]...he has not said that, what he has said is he's not going to reveal his source. And the fact that Democrats are pressuring him to do so is such a violation of the First Amendment. Multiple speakers: [Crosstalk] Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): I have not yielded time to anybody. I want to reclaim my time. And I would ask the chairman to give me back some of the time because of the interruption. Mr. Chairman, I am asking you, if you will give me the seconds that I lost. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): We will give you that 10 seconds. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Thank you. Now let's talk about another item. When you responded to the ranking member, you said that you had free license to look at everything but yet you yourself posted on your...I guess it's kind of like a web page...I don't quite understand what Substack is, but what I can say is that "in exchange for the opportunity to cover a unique and explosive story, I had to agree to certain conditions." What were those conditions? She asked you that question and you said you had none. But you yourself posted that you had conditions? Matt Taibbi: The conditions, as I've explained multiple times -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): No sir, you have not explained, you told her in response to her question that you had no conditions. In fact, you used the word licensed, that you were free to look at all of them. All 100,000 emails. Matt Taibbi: The question was posed, was I free to to write about — Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Sir, did you have any conditions? Matt Taibbi: The condition was that we publish — Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Sir, did you have any conditions? Yes or no? A simple question. Matt Taibbi: Yes. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): All right. Could you tell us what conditions those were? Matt Taibbi: The conditions were an attribution of sources at Twitter and that we break any news on Twitter. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): But you didn't break it on Twitter. Did you send the file that you released today to Twitter first? Matt Taibbi: Did I send the...actually I did, yes. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Did you send it to Twitter first? Matt Taibbi: The Twitter files thread? Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): That was one of the conditions? Yes or no, sir. Matt Taibbi: The Twitter files thread actually did come out first. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): But sir, you said earlier that you had to attribute all the sources to Twitter first. What you released today, did you send that to Twitter first? Matt Taibbi: No, no, no, I post I posted it on Twitter Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): First. First, sir, or did you give it to the Chairman of the Committee or the staff of the Committee first? Matt Taibbi: Well, that's not breaking the story, that's giving...I did give — Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): So you gave all the information that you did not give to the Democrats, you gave it to the Republicans first, then you put it on Twitter? Matt Taibbi: Actually, no, the chronology is a little bit confused. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Well then tell us what the chronology was. Matt Taibbi: I believe the thread came out first. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Where? Matt Taibbi: On Twitter Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): On Twitter. So then you afterwards gave it to the Republicans, and not the Democrats? Matt Taibbi: Yes, because I'm submitting it for the record as my statement. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Did you give it to him in advance? Matt Taibbi: I gave it to them today. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): You gave it to them today, but you still have not given anything to the Democrats. Well, I'll move on. 1:57:20 Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Now in your discussion, in your answer, you also said that you were invited by a friend, Bari Weiss? Michael Shellenberger: My friend, Bari Weiss. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): So this friend works for Twitter, or what is her....? Matt Taibbi: She's a journalist. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Sir, I didn't ask you a question. I'm now asking Mr. Shellenberger a question. Michael Shellenberger: Yes, ma'am, Bari Weiss is a journalist. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): I'm sorry, sir? Michael Shellenberger: She's a journalist. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): She's a journalist. So you work in concert with her? Michael Shellenberger: Yeah. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): Do you know when she first was contacted by Mr. Musk? Michael Shellenberger: I don't know. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX): You don't know. So you're in this as a threesome? 2:00:10 Michael Shellenberger: Reading through the whole sweep of events, I do not know the extent to which the influence operation aimed at "pre-bunking" the Hunter Biden laptop was coordinated. I don't know who all was involved. But what we saw was, you saw Aspen and Stanford, many months before then, saying don't cover the material in the hack and leak without emphasizing the fact that it could be disinformation. Okay, so they're priming journalists to not cover a future hack and leak in a way that journalists have long been trained to in the tradition of the Pentagon Papers, made famous by the Steven Spielberg movie. They were saying [to] cover the fact that it probably came from the Russians. Then you have the former General Counsel to the FBI, Jim Baker, and the former Deputy Chief of Staff to the FBI, both arriving at Twitter in the summer of 2020, which I find, what an interesting coincidence. Then, when the New York Post publishes its first article on October 14, it's Jim Baker who makes the most strenuous argument within Twitter, multiple emails, multiple messages saying this doesn't look real. There's people, there's intelligence experts, saying that this could be Russian disinformation. He is the most strenuous person inside Twitter arguing that it's probably Russian disinformation. The internal evaluation by Yoel Roth, who testified in front of this committee, was that it was what it looked to be, which was that it was not a result of a hack and leak operation. And why did he think that? Because the New York Post had published the FBI subpoena taking the laptop in December of 2019. And they published the agreement that the computer store owner had with Hunter Biden that gave him permission, after he abandoned the laptop, to use it however he wanted. So there really wasn't much doubt about the provenance of that laptop. But you had Jim Baker making a strenuous argument. And then, of course, you get to a few days after the October 14 release, you have the president of the United States echoing what these former intelligence community officials were saying, which is that it looked like a Russian influence operation. So they were claiming that the laptop was made public by the conspiracy theory that somehow the Russians got it. And basically, they convinced Yoel Roth of this wild hack and leak story that somehow the Russians stole it, got the information, gave us the computer, it was bizarre. So you read that chain of events, and it appears as though there is an organized influence operation to pre-bunk.... Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): Why do you think they could predict the time, the method, and the person? Why could the FBI predict it? Not only did they predict this, they predicted it, so did the Aspen Institute, seemed like everyone was in the know saying, here's what's gonna happen, we can read the future. Why do you think, how do you think they were able to do that? Michael Shellenberger: I think the most important fact to know is that the FBI had that laptop in December 2019. They were also spying on Rudy Giuliani when he got the laptop and when he gave it to the New York Post. Now, maybe the FBI agents who are going to Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook and Twitter executives and warning of a hack and leak, potentially involving Hunter Biden, maybe those guys didn't have anything to do with the guys that had the top. We don't know that. I have to say, as a newcomer to this, as somebody that thought it was Russian disinformation in 2020, everybody I knew thought it was Russian disinformation, I was shocked to see that series of events going on. It looks to me like a deliberate influence operation. I don't have the proof of it, but the circumstantial evidence is pretty disturbing. 2:14:30 Matt Taibbi: We found, just yesterday, a Tweet from the Virality Project at Stanford, which was partnered with a number of government agencies, and Twitter, where they talked explicitly about censoring stories of true vaccine side effects and other true stories that they felt encouraged hesitancy. Now the imp— Unknown Representative: So these were true. Matt Taibbi: Yes. So they use the word truth three times in this email, and what's notable about this is that it reflects the fundamental misunderstanding of this whole disinformation complex, anti-disinformation complex. They believe that ordinary people can't handle difficult truths. And so they think that they need minders to separate out things that are controversial or difficult for them, and that's again, that's totally contrary to what America is all about, I think. 2:17:30 Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY): Of course we all believe in the First Amendment, but the First Amendment applies to government prohibition of speech, not to private companies. 2:33:00 Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY): And even with, Twitter you cannot find actual evidence of any direct government censorship of any lawful speech. 2:33:20 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): I'd ask unanimous consent to enter into the record the following email from Clarke Humphrey, Executive Office of the Presidency, White House Office, January 23, 2021. That's the Biden Administration. 4:39am: "Hey folks," this goes to Twitter, "Hey folks, wanted..." they used the term Mr. Goldman just used, "wanted to flag the below Tweet, and I'm wondering if we can get moving on the process for having it removed ASAP." 2:35:40 Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA): He said the First Amendment applies to government censorship of speech and not private companies, but what we're talking about and what the Chairman just illustrated is that what we have here and what your Twitter files show is the Federal government has partnered with private companies to censor and silence the speech of American citizens. 2:29:20 Matt Taibbi: In the first Twitter files, we saw an exchange between Representative Ro Khanna and Vijaya Gadde, where he's trying to explain the basics of speech law in America and she's completely, she seems completely unaware of what, for instance, New York Times v. Sullivan is. There are other cases like Bartnicki v. Vopper, which legalized the publication of stolen material, that's very important for any journalists to know. I think most of these people are tech executives, and they don't know what the law is around speech and around reporting. And in this case, and in 2016, you are dealing with true material. There is no basis to restrict the publication of true material no matter who the sources and how you get it. And journalists have always understood that and this has never been an issue or a controversial issue until very recently. 2:44:40 Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL): Would you agree that there was a black list created in 2021? Michael Shellenberger: Sorry, yes, Jay Bhattacharya, the Stanford Professor, who I don't think anybody considers a fringe epidemiologist, was indeed -- I'm sorry, I couldn't, I didn't piece it together -- he was indeed visibility filtered. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL): Correct. And so this blacklist that was created, that really was used to de-platform, reduce visibility, create lists internally, where people couldn't even see their profiles, that was used against doctors and scientists who produced information that was contrary to what the CDC was putting out, despite the fact that we now know that what they were publishing had scientific basis and in fact was valid. Michael Shellenberger: Absolutely. And not only that, but these are secret blacklists, so Professor Bhattacharya had no idea he was on it. 43:05 Matt Taibbi: The original promise of the internet was that it might democratize the exchange of information globally. A free internet would overwhelm all attempts to control information flow, its very existence a threat to anti-democratic forms of government everywhere. What we found in the Files was a sweeping effort to reverse that promise and use machine learning and other tools to turn the Internet into an instrument of censorship and social control. Unfortunately, our own government appears to be playing a lead role. We saw the first hints and communications between Twitter executives before the 2020 election, when we read things like "flagged by DHS," or "please see attached report from FBI for potential misinformation." This would be attached to an Excel spreadsheet with a long list of names, whose accounts were often suspended shortly after. #1940 - Matt Taibbi February 13, 2023 The Joe Rogan Experience Clips Matt Taibbi: So this is another topic that is fascinating because it hasn't gotten a ton of press. But if you go back all the way to the early 70s, the CIA and the FBI got in a lot of trouble for various things, the CIA for assassination schemes involving people like Castro, the FBI for, you know, COINTELPRO and other programs, domestic surveillance, and they made changes after Congressional hearings, the Church Committee, that basically said the FBI, from now on, you have to have some kind of reason to be following somebody or investigating somebody, you have to have some kind of criminal predicate and we want you mainly to be investigating cases. But after 9/11 they peeled all this back. There was a series of Attorney General memos that essentially re-fashioned what the FBI does, and now they don't have to be doing crimefighting all the time. Now they can be doing basically 100% intelligence gathering all the time. They can be infiltrating groups for no reason at all, not to build cases, but just to get information. And so that's why they're there. They're in these groups, they're posted up outside of the homes of people they find suspicious, but they're not building cases and they're not investigating crimes. It's sort of like Minority Report there, right? It's pre-crime. Matt Taibbi: We see reports in these files of government agencies sending lists of accounts that are accusing the United States of vaccine corruption. Now, what they're really talking about is pressuring foreign countries to not use generic vaccines. Right. And, you know, that's a liberal issue, that's a progressive issue. The progressives want generic vaccines to be available to poor countries, okay? But, you know, you can use this tool to eliminate speech about that if you want too, right? I think that's what they don't get is that the significance is not who [it's used against], the significance is the tool. What is it capable of doing, right? How easily is it employed, and you know, how often is it used? And they don't focus on that. Joe Rogan: Has anything been surprising to you? Matt Taibbi: A little bit. I think going into it, I thought that the relationship between the security agencies like the FBI and the DHS and companies like Twitter and Facebook, I thought it was a little bit less formal. I thought maybe they had kind of an advisory role. And what we find is that it's not that, it's very formalized. They have a really intense structure that they've worked out over a period of years where they have regular meetings. They have a system where the DHS handles censorship requests that come up from the States and the FBI handles international ones, and they all float all these companies and it's a big bureaucracy. I don't think we expected to see that. Matt Taibbi: I was especially shocked by an email from a staffer for Adam Schiff, the Congressperson, the California Congressman. And they're just outright saying we would like you to suspend the accounts of this journalist and anybody who retweets information about this Committee. You know, I mean, this is a member of Congress. Joe Rogan: Yeah. Matt Taibbi: Right? Most of these people have legal backgrounds. They've got lawyers in the office for sure. And this is the House Intelligence Committee. Protecting Speech from Government Interference and Social Media Bias, Part 1: Twitter's Role in Suppressing the Biden Laptop Story February 8, 2023 House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Witnesses: Vijaya Gadde, Former Chief Legal Officer, Twitter James Baker, Former Deputy General Counsel, Twitter Yoel Roth, Former Global Head of Trust & Safety, Twitter Annika Collier Navaroli, Former Policy Expert for Content Moderation, Twitter Clips 14:50 Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD): What's more, Twitter's editorial decision has been analyzed and debated ad nauseam. Some people think it was the right decision. Some people think it was the wrong decision. But the key point here is that it was Twitter's decision. Twitter is a private media company. In America, private media companies can decide what to publish or how to curate content however they want. If Twitter wants to have nothing but Tweets commenting on New York Post articles run all day, it can do that. If it makes such tweets mentioning New York Post never see the light of day they can do that too. That's what the First Amendment means. 16:05 Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD): Officially Twitter happens to think they got it wrong about that day or two period. In hindsight, Twitter's former CEO Jack Dorsey called it a mistake. This apology might be a statement of regret about the company being overly cautious about the risks of publishing contents and potentially hacked or stolen materials, or it may reflect craven surrender to a right wing pressure campaign. But however you interpreted the apology just makes the premise of this hearing all the more absurd. The professional conspiracy theorists who are heckling and haranguing this private company have already gotten exactly what they want: an apology. What more do they want? And why does the US Congress have to be involved in this nonsense when we have serious work to do for the American people? 26:20 James Baker: The law permits the government to have complex, multifaceted, and long term relationships with the private sector. Law enforcement agencies and companies can engage with each other regarding, for example, compulsory legal process served on companies, criminal activity that companies, the government, or the public identify, such as crimes against children, cybersecurity threats, and terrorism, and instances where companies themselves are victims of crime. When done properly, these interactions can be beneficial to both sides and in the interest of the public. As you Mr. Chairman, Mr. Jordan, and others have proposed, a potential workable way to legislate in this area may be to focus on the actions of federal government agencies and officials with respect to their engagement with the private sector. Congress may be able to limit the nature and scope of those interactions in certain ways, require enhanced transparency and reporting by the executive branch about its engagements, and require higher level approvals within the executive branch prior to such engagements on certain topics, so that you can hold Senate confirmed officials, for example, accountable for those decisions. In any event, if you want to legislate, my recommendation is to focus first on reasonable and effective limitations on government actors. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 31:05 Vijaya Gadde: On October 14, 2020, The New York Post tweeted articles about Hunter Biden's laptop with embedded images that looked like they may have been obtained through hacking. In 2018, we had developed a policy intended to prevent Twitter from becoming a dumping ground for hacked materials. We applied this policy to the New York Post tweets and blocked links to the articles embedding those sorts of materials. At no point to Twitter otherwise prevent tweeting, reporting, discussing or describing the contents of Mr. Biden's laptop. People could and did talk about the contents of the laptop on Twitter or anywhere else, including other much larger platforms, but they were prevented from sharing the primary documents on Twitter. Still, over the course of that day, it became clear that Twitter had not fully appreciated the impact of that policy on free press and others. As Mr. Dorsey testified before Congress on multiple occasions, Twitter changed its policy within 24 hours and admitted its initial action was wrong. This policy revision immediately allowed people to tweet the original articles with the embedded source materials, relying on its long standing practice not to retroactively apply new policies. Twitter informed the New York Post that it could immediately begin tweeting when it deleted the original tweets, which would have freed them to retweet the same content again. The New York Post chose not to delete its original tweets, so Twitter made an exception after two weeks to retroactively apply the new policy to the Post's tweets. In hindsight, Twitter should have reinstated the Post account immediately. 35:35 Yoel Roth: In 2020, Twitter noticed activity related to the laptop that at first glance bore a lot of similarities to the 2016 Russian hack and leak operation targeting the DNC, and we had to decide what to do. And in that moment with limited information, Twitter made a mistake. 36:20 Yoel Roth: It isn't obvious what the right response is to a suspected, but not confirmed, cyber attack by another government on a Presidential Election. I believe Twitter erred in this case because we wanted to avoid repeating the mistakes of 2016. 38:41 Annika Collier Navaroli: I joined Twitter in 2019 and by 2020 I was the most senior expert on Twitter's U.S. Safety Policy Team. My team's mission was to protect free speech and public safety by writing and enforcing content moderation policies around the world. These policies include things like abuse, harassment, hate speech, violence and privacy. 41:20 Annika Collier Navaroli: With January 6 and many other decisions, content moderators like me did the very best that we could. But far too often there are far too few of us and we are being asked to do the impossible. For example, in January 2020 after the US assassinated an Iranian General and the US president decided to justify it on Twitter, management literally instructed me and my team to make sure that World War III did not start on the platform. 1:08:20 Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC): Did the US government ever contact you or anyone at Twitter to censor or moderate certain Tweets, yes or no? Vijaya Gadde: We receive legal demands to remove content from the platform from the US government and governments all around the world. Those are published on a third party website. 1:12:00 Yoel Roth: The number one most influential part of the Russian active measures campaign in 2016 was the hack and leak targeting John Podesta. It would have been foolish not to consider the possibility that they would run that play again. 1:44:45 Yoel Roth: I think one of the key failures that we identified after 2016 was that there was very little information coming from the government and from intelligence services to the private sector. The private sector had the power to remove bots and to take down foreign disinformation campaigns, but we didn't always know where to look without leads supplied by the intelligence community. That was one of the failures highlighted in the Senate Intelligence Committee's report and in the Mueller investigation, and that was one of the things we set out to fix in 2017. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA): On September 8 2019, at 11:11pm, Donald Trump heckled two celebrities on Twitter -- John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen -- and referred to them as "the musician John Legend and his filthy mouth wife." Ms. Teigen responded to that email [Tweet] at 12:17am. And according to notes from a conversation with you, Ms. Navaroli's, counsel, your counsel, the White House almost immediately thereafter contacted Twitter to demand the tweet be taken down. Is that accurate? Annika Collier Navaroli: Thank you for the question. In my role, I was not responsible for receiving any sort of request from the government. However, what I was privy to was my supervisors letting us know that we had received something along those lines or something of a request. And in that particular instance, I do remember hearing that we had received a request from the White House to make sure that we evaluated this tweet, and that they wanted it to come down because it was a derogatory statement towards the President. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA): They wanted it to come down. They made that request. Annika Collier Navaroli: To my recollection, yes. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA): I thought that was an inappropriate action by a government official, let alone the White House. But it wasn't Joe Biden, about his son's laptop. It was Donald Trump because he didn't like what Chrissy Teigen had to say about him, is that correct? Annika Collier Navaroli: Yes, that is correct. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA): My, my, my. 1:45:15 Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH): Mr. Roth, were those communication channels useful to Twitter as they work to combat foreign influence operations? Yoel Roth: Absolutely, I would say they were one of the most essential pieces of how Twitter prepared for future elections. 2:42:35 Rep. Becca Balint (D-VA): Ms. Gadde, did anyone from the Biden campaign or the Democratic National Committee direct Twitter to remove or take action against the New York Post story? Vijaya Gadde: No. 4:15:45 Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): And now we forward to 2020. And earlier you had testified that you were having regular interactions with National Intelligence, Homeland Security and the FBI. Yoel Roth: Yes, I did. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): And primarily to deal with foreign interference? Yoel Roth: Primarily, but I would say -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): But you had said earlier your contact with Agent Chang was primarily with foreign interference? Yoel Roth: Yes, that's right. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): And these were emails....were there meetings? Yoel Roth: Yes, Twitter met quarterly with the FBI Foreign Interference Task Force and we had those meetings running for a number of years to share information about malign foreign interference. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): Agents from Homeland Security or Intelligence, or just primarily the FBI? Yoel Roth: Our primary contacts were with the FBI and in those quarterly meetings, they were, I believe, exclusively with FBI personnel. 4:18:05 Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): Earlier today you testified that you were following national security experts on Twitter as a reason to take down the New York Post story on Hunter Biden's laptop. Yoel Roth: Yes, sir, I did. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): So after 2016, you set up all these teams to deal with Russian interference, foreign interference, you're having regular meetings with the FBI, you have connections with all of these different government agencies, and you didn't reach out to them once? Yoel Roth: Is that question in reference to the day of the New York Post article? Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): Yeah. Yoel Roth: That's right. We generally did not reach out to the FBI to consult on content moderation decisions, especially where they related to domestic activity. It's not that we wouldn't have liked that information, we certainly would have. It's that I don't believe it would have been appropriate for us to consult with the FBI. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): In December of 2020, you did a declaration to the Federal Election Commission that the intelligence community expected a leak and a hack operation involving Hunter Biden. Recently, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the FBI warned Meta that there was a high effort of Russian propaganda including language specific enough to fit the Hunter Biden laptop security story. You're talking to these people for weeks and months, years prior to this leaking. They have specifically told you in October, that there's going to be a leak potentially involving Hunter Biden's laptop. They legitimately and literally prophesized what happened. And you didn't contact any of them? Yoel Roth: No, sir, I did not. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): Did they reach out to you? Yoel Roth: On and around that day, to the best of my recollection, no, they did not. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): After the story was taken down and you guys did it, and you personally disagreed with it Ms. Gadde, did you contact them and say is "Hey, is this what you were talking about?" Yoel Roth: If that question was directed to me. No, I did not. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): Ms. Gadde, did you talk to anybody from the FBI? Vijaya Gadde: Not to the best of my recollection. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND): So I guess my question is, what is the point of this program? You have constant communication, they're set up for foreign interference. They've legitimately warned you about this very specific thing. And then all of a sudden, everybody just walks away? 5:18:55 Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM): We are devoting an entire day to this conspiracy theory involving Twitter. Now, the mission of this committee is to root out waste, fraud and abuse and to conduct oversight on behalf of the American people. And if you need any evidence of waste, fraud and abuse, how about the use of this committee's precious time, space and resources to commit to this hearing? 5:58:25 Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO): Back to Mr. Roth, is it true that Twitter whitelisted accounts for the Department of Defense to spread propaganda about its efforts in the Middle East? Did they give you a list of accounts that were fake accounts and asked you to whitelist those accounts? Yoel Roth: That request was made of Twitter. To be clear, when I found out about that activity, I was appalled by it. I undid the action and my team exposed activity originating from the Department of Defense's campaign publicly. We've shared that data with the world and research about it has been published. 6:07:20 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): Mr. Roth, I want to go back to your statement in your declaration to the FEC "I learned that a hack and leak operation would involve Hunter Biden," who did you learn that from? Yoel Roth: My recollection is it was mentioned by another technology company in one of our joint meetings, but I don't recall specifically whom. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): You don't know the person's name? Yoel Roth: I don't even recall what company they worked at. No, this was a long time ago. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): And you're confident that it was from a tech company, not from someone from the government? Yoel Roth: To the best of my recollection, yes. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): Did anyone from the government, in these periodic meetings you had, did they ever tell you that a hack and leak operation involving Hunter Biden was coming? Yoel Roth: No. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): Did Hunter Biden's name come up at all these meetings? Yoel Roth: Yes, his name was raised in those meetings, but not by the government to the best of my recollection. 6:09:30 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): Mr. Roth, why were you reluctant, based on what I read in the Twitter files, why were you reluctant to work with the GEC? Yoel Roth: It was my understanding that the GEC, or the Global Engagement Center of the State Department, had previously engaged in at least what some would consider offensive influence operations. Not that they were offensive as in bad, but offensive as in they targeted entities outside of the United States. And on that basis, I felt that it would be inappropriate for Twitter to engage with a part of the State Department that was engaged in active statecraft. We were dedicated to rooting out malign foreign interference no matter who it came from. And if we found that the American government was engaged in malign foreign interference, we'd be addressing that as well. 6:13:50 Rep. James Comer (R-KY): Twitter is a private company, but they enjoy special liability protections, Section 230. They also, according to the Twitter files, receive millions of dollars from the FBI, which is tax dollars, I would assume. And that makes it a concern of the Oversight Committee. Does Section 230's Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior? October 28, 2020 Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Witnesses: Jack Dorsey, [Former] CEO, Twitter Sundar Pichai, CEO, Alphabet and Google Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook [Meta] Clips 2:20:40 Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA): The issue is not that the companies before us today are taking too many posts down. The issue is that they're leaving too many dangerous posts up. In fact, they're amplifying harmful content so that it spreads like wildfire and torches our democracy. 3:15:40 Mark Zuckerberg: Senator, as I testified before, we relied heavily on the FBI, his intelligence and alert status both through their public testimony and private briefings. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Did the FBI contact you, sir, than your co star? It was false. Mark Zuckerberg: Senator not about that story specifically. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Why did you throttle it back? Mark Zuckerberg: They alerted us to be on heightened alert around a risk of hack and leak operations around a release and probe of information. Emerging Trends in Online Foreign Influence Operations: Social Media, COVID-19, and Election Security June 18, 2020 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Watch on YouTube Witnesses: Nathaniel Gleicher, Head of Security Policy at Facebook Nick Pickles, Director of Global Public Policy Strategy and Development at Twitter Richard Salgado, Director for Law Enforcement and Information Security at Google 1:40:10 Nathaniel Gleicher: Congressman, the collaboration within industry and with government is much, much better than it was in 2016. I think we have found the FBI, for example, to be forward leaning and ready to share information with us when they see it. We share information with them whenever we see indications of foreign interference targeting our election. The best case study for this was the 2018 midterms, where you saw industry, government and civil society all come together, sharing information to tackle these threats. We had a case on literally the eve of the vote, where the FBI gave us a tip about a network of accounts where they identified subtle links to Russian actors. Were able to investigate those and take action on them within a matter of hours. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

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This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily Newsbrief for Tuesday, February 14th, 2022… happy valentines day everyone! I hope you and your significant other enjoy today. Before we get into the news… Accountable2You Jesus is Lord. In public and in private, every area of life must be subject to his Lordship—and our use of technology is no exception. What captures our attention on the screen either glorifies or dishonors our Lord. That’s why Accountable2You is committed to promoting biblical accountability in our families and churches. Their monitoring and reporting software makes transparency easy on all of your devices, so you can say with the Psalmist, “I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.” Guard against temptation with Accountable2You, and live for God’s glory! Learn more and try it for free at Accountable2You.com/FLF https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-china-claims-us-sent-more-than-10-spy-balloons-into-countrys-airspace?utm_campaign=64487 China claims US sent more than 10 spy balloons into country's airspace On Monday, a Chinese official stated that more than 10 high-altitude balloons from the US have flown into China’s airspace over the last year without the country’s permission. The US has denied these allegations. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in a Monday briefing that "It is also common for US balloons to illegally enter the airspace of other countries. Since last year, US high-altitude balloons have illegally flown over China’s airspace more than 10 times without the approval of Chinese authorities." https://rumble.com/v29bau8-rep.-mike-waltz-i-hope-this-wakes-the-country-up-to-the-cold-war-that-were-.html - Play Video According to the Associated Press, Wang did not give additional details about the alleged US balloons, how China has dealt with these balloons, or whether the balloons had military or government links. Wang said the US should "first reflect on itself and change course, rather than smear and instigate a confrontation." The allegation came after the US shot down a Chinese spy balloon that traveled across North America, targeting it off the coast of South Carolina. Additional unidentified flying objects later identified as balloons have been shot down since then. China has claimed that the balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina was an unnamed airship created for meteorological research, and that this balloon was blown off course. China has accused the US of overreacting by shooting down the balloon, and has threatened to take action in response. US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said on Monday that claims the US has operated surveillance balloons over China is false. https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/microsoft-newsmax-conservative-media/2023/02/13/id/1108447/ Microsoft Removes 'Negative Flags' for Conservative Sites Microsoft removed its "negative flags" for conservative media outlets on a "secret blacklist," including Newsmax, that were blocked from getting key advertising dollars, the Washington Examiner reported. As part of its series on "disinformation" tracking groups, the Examiner reported internal data showed Microsoft was doing a review, and suspending its subscription to a tracking group devoted to defunding what it sees as "disfavored speech." Microsoft-owned advertising company Xandr previously abided by a "secret blacklist" of conservative news put together by the Global Disinformation Index, a British organization with two affiliated U.S. nonprofits, the Examiner reported. Microsoft now appears to be taking steps to distance itself from GDI, and has deleted flags such as "false/misleading" and "reprehensible/offensive" for right-leaning websites, the Examiner reported, citing the internal data it obtained. "I just checked in Xandr's platform again and can confirm that all rejection flags have been removed from domains," an unnamed executive in the ad industry told the Examiner. Xandr had labeled 39 conservative domains as "false/misleading." Townhall, whose publisher is Salem Media Group, was flagged as "reprehensible/offensive," the Examiner reported. The Examiner also noted it was among those flagged as "false/misleading," along with Newsmax, the Daily Wire, RealClearPolitics, Drudge Report, Breitbart, the Blaze, the Washington Times, Judicial Watch, and the Media Research Center affiliate MRC.TV. An internal Xandr dataset showed all those websites no longer have a designation, though it's unclear if they are getting ads from certain brands without an "approved" classification. "We try to take a principled approach to accuracy and fighting foreign propaganda," a Microsoft spokesperson told the Examiner. "We're working quickly to fix the issue, and Xandr has stopped using GDI's services while we are doing a larger review." According to the Examiner, Xandr informed publishers in September 2022 it would begin to adopt GDI's "dynamic exclusion list," which the organization feeds to ad companies. Through a list that may include at least 2,000 websites, GDI allegedly tried to pressure companies to shut down certain sites. The Examiner also reported the GDI has claimed the 10 "riskiest" outlets are Newsmax, the American Spectator, the Federalist, the American Conservative, One America News Network, the Blaze, the Daily Wire, RealClearPolitics, Reason, and the New York Post. GDI compiles the list with oversight from its own "advisory panel," which includes Ben Nimmo, global lead for threat intelligence at Facebook parent company Meta, and left-leaning journalist Anne Applebaum, the Examiner reported, who once dismissed Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings as uninteresting. GDI has claimed the 10 "least risky" websites are NPR, ProPublica, the Associated Press, Insider, the New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, HuffPost, and the Wall Street Journal. https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/disney-reedy-creek-ron-desantis-no-lawsuit-1235520205/ Disney Will Not Fight DeSantis Takeover of Special District in Orlando Disney will not fight a bill that gives Gov. Ron DeSantis broad powers over its Orlando theme parks, after the bill passed both houses of the Florida Legislature this week. The bill establishes a new district to assume the powers held by the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which Disney has controlled since it was created in 1967. The new entity, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, will be run by a five-member board appointed by DeSantis and confirmed by the state Senate. In a statement, Disney said it is “ready to work within this new framework,” indicating that it will not try to challenge the law in court. The Legislature moved to dissolve the Reedy Creek district last April, after Disney came out against the Parental Rights in Education law, known to its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Some observers had suggested that Disney could file a First Amendment lawsuit or seek to challenge the takeover on various other grounds. But Jeff Vahle, the president of Walt Disney World Resort, said in the statement released on Friday that the company will accommodate itself to the new reality. “For more than 50 years, the Reedy Creek Improvement District has operated at the highest standards, and we appreciate all that the District has done to help our destination grow and become one of the largest economic contributors and employers in the state,” Vahle said. “We are focused on the future and are ready to work within this new framework and we will continue to innovate, inspire and bring joy to the millions of guests who come to Florida to visit Walt Disney World each year.” The legislation was introduced on Monday. It passed the state House of Representatives on Thursday on a vote of 82-31, with 81 Republicans and one Democrat voting “yes.” All 31 “no” votes came from Democrats. The state Senate approved the bill on Friday on a party-line vote, with 26 Republicans in favor and nine Democrats opposed. It now goes to DeSantis for his signature. The Reedy Creek Improvement District has broad authority over zoning, infrastructure, fire response and public utilities over a nearly 40-square-mile area in Osceola and Orange counties. The entity levies taxes on Disney and issues tax-exempt bonds for infrastructure projects. As by far the largest landowner within the district, Disney has had the power to elect the five members of the Board of Supervisors. In establishing the new district, the Legislature left almost all of its powers intact. The legislation does remove the power to build a nuclear power plant and an airport, but those powers had never been used. The practical effect of the change could end up being negligible and park employees and visitors are unlikely to notice any difference. But DeSantis and future governors will have broad power to make life difficult for Disney if they choose to exercise it. https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/seattle-public-schools-consider-closures-student-enrollment-plunges-post Seattle Public Schools consider closures as student enrollment plunges post-pandemic Seattle Public Schools may have to close some of its schools over the next few years as the district battles budget shortages and plummeting enrollment after the COVID-19 pandemic. The district does not plan on closing any of its 106 schools next year, and the earliest closures may occur in the 2024-2025 school year, The Seattle Times reported last week. Consolidating some schools for the 2024-2025 year could save $28 million as the district projects a $92 million budget shortfall that year. Student enrollment has dropped to roughly 50,000 students from nearly 54,000 in the 2019-2020 school year. In a best-case scenario, school administrators expect 49,000 students by 2032, and in a worst-case scenario, enrollment may be as low as 43,000. The declining enrollment comes after homeschooling rates nearly doubled in Washington at the height of the COVID pandemic and are still at elevated levels from the 2019-2020 school year. Jen Garrison Stuber of the Washington Homeschool Organization told Fox News that homeschool enrollment is down, however, in Seattle from pre-pandemic numbers. "I really think that what Seattle's seeing, where those students have gone are either to private schools or they've left the school district and have moved elsewhere," she said. Speaking of homeschooling… Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. They provide a classical Christ-centered curriculum, local like-minded communities across the United States and in several countries, and they train parents who are striving to be great classical educators in the home. For more information and to get connected, please visit their website at ClassicalConversations.com. Again that’s ClassicalConversations.com. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-politician-suggests-fix-states-brazen-prostitution-legalize-it California politician suggests fix to state's brazen prostitution: Legalize it A San Francisco County leader voiced support to legalize prostitution in the city as brazen soliciting spirals across the state after a new law took effect this year. "What’s happening right now on Capp Street is it’s become more brazen, and bigger than we’ve ever seen it before," county Supervisor Hillary Ronen told The Los Angeles Times last week. "Instead of repeating the same cycle that we’ve repeated for decades, it’s time to try something new." Ronen called the situation "out of control" in comments to the San Francisco Chronicle, and pushed for San Francisco to install barriers on Capp Street in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, after it became lined with prostitutes and pimps. This week, she is expected to announce a resolution that will urge state lawmakers to legalize prostitution. The surge in prostitution and apparent human trafficking in California comes after a change in law took effect last month that repealed a ban on loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution. The bill's sponsor, Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener, argued the change would protect transgender women whom he said are disproportionately targeted by police. Police and Republicans in the state have since sounded off that the new law sparked prostitution to explode in certain areas of the state, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland. Police said with the emboldened prostitution rings come robberies, shootings, aggravated assaults and other crimes. Many of the pimps are gang-affiliated and take no issue with beating women or going after rival pimps who try to poach one of the workers, they said. Some even record the beatdowns because they "think it’s funny," police said. The Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking, which is one of the largest and oldest direct service providers for sex and labor trafficking survivors in the U.S., threw its support behind the bill and told Fox News Digital that it endorsed repealing the former policy "because we know that reducing the criminalization of survivors will help prevent human trafficking." And now finally… it’s time for my favorite topic… sports! In case you missed it, Sunday evening, the superbowl took place, with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles… The game was an incredible one with highlight play after highlight play, with both teams putting up points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkt79xkd00 Play 2:30-2:37 Play 3:47-3:57 Play 4:44-4:55 Play 12:25-12:36 Play 14:24-15:01 Okay… so for those keeping score at home, it’s 35-35 at this point in the game, with just a few minutes left. Then, this happened. Play 15:45-16:52 What an anti-climactic ending… if you’re the official, how on earth do you throw that flag? James Bradbury, the cornerback for the Eagles who had the flag thrown on him, thought it was the correct call, so kudos to him for owning up, but even with that admission, the ball was clearly uncatchable for JuJu Smith-Schuster… Now the Chiefs still would have likely taken the lead with a field goal, but then Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense would’ve had over a minute to get down the field, and potentially tie, or win the game. Such an anti-climactic ending. This is from a guy who didn’t have a dog in the fight by the way. what are your guys thoughts on my take? You Eagles fans can send your fan mail to garrison@fightlaughfeast.com…

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily Newsbrief for Tuesday, February 14th, 2022… happy valentines day everyone! I hope you and your significant other enjoy today. Before we get into the news… Accountable2You Jesus is Lord. In public and in private, every area of life must be subject to his Lordship—and our use of technology is no exception. What captures our attention on the screen either glorifies or dishonors our Lord. That’s why Accountable2You is committed to promoting biblical accountability in our families and churches. Their monitoring and reporting software makes transparency easy on all of your devices, so you can say with the Psalmist, “I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.” Guard against temptation with Accountable2You, and live for God’s glory! Learn more and try it for free at Accountable2You.com/FLF https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-china-claims-us-sent-more-than-10-spy-balloons-into-countrys-airspace?utm_campaign=64487 China claims US sent more than 10 spy balloons into country's airspace On Monday, a Chinese official stated that more than 10 high-altitude balloons from the US have flown into China’s airspace over the last year without the country’s permission. The US has denied these allegations. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in a Monday briefing that "It is also common for US balloons to illegally enter the airspace of other countries. Since last year, US high-altitude balloons have illegally flown over China’s airspace more than 10 times without the approval of Chinese authorities." https://rumble.com/v29bau8-rep.-mike-waltz-i-hope-this-wakes-the-country-up-to-the-cold-war-that-were-.html - Play Video According to the Associated Press, Wang did not give additional details about the alleged US balloons, how China has dealt with these balloons, or whether the balloons had military or government links. Wang said the US should "first reflect on itself and change course, rather than smear and instigate a confrontation." The allegation came after the US shot down a Chinese spy balloon that traveled across North America, targeting it off the coast of South Carolina. Additional unidentified flying objects later identified as balloons have been shot down since then. China has claimed that the balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina was an unnamed airship created for meteorological research, and that this balloon was blown off course. China has accused the US of overreacting by shooting down the balloon, and has threatened to take action in response. US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said on Monday that claims the US has operated surveillance balloons over China is false. https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/microsoft-newsmax-conservative-media/2023/02/13/id/1108447/ Microsoft Removes 'Negative Flags' for Conservative Sites Microsoft removed its "negative flags" for conservative media outlets on a "secret blacklist," including Newsmax, that were blocked from getting key advertising dollars, the Washington Examiner reported. As part of its series on "disinformation" tracking groups, the Examiner reported internal data showed Microsoft was doing a review, and suspending its subscription to a tracking group devoted to defunding what it sees as "disfavored speech." Microsoft-owned advertising company Xandr previously abided by a "secret blacklist" of conservative news put together by the Global Disinformation Index, a British organization with two affiliated U.S. nonprofits, the Examiner reported. Microsoft now appears to be taking steps to distance itself from GDI, and has deleted flags such as "false/misleading" and "reprehensible/offensive" for right-leaning websites, the Examiner reported, citing the internal data it obtained. "I just checked in Xandr's platform again and can confirm that all rejection flags have been removed from domains," an unnamed executive in the ad industry told the Examiner. Xandr had labeled 39 conservative domains as "false/misleading." Townhall, whose publisher is Salem Media Group, was flagged as "reprehensible/offensive," the Examiner reported. The Examiner also noted it was among those flagged as "false/misleading," along with Newsmax, the Daily Wire, RealClearPolitics, Drudge Report, Breitbart, the Blaze, the Washington Times, Judicial Watch, and the Media Research Center affiliate MRC.TV. An internal Xandr dataset showed all those websites no longer have a designation, though it's unclear if they are getting ads from certain brands without an "approved" classification. "We try to take a principled approach to accuracy and fighting foreign propaganda," a Microsoft spokesperson told the Examiner. "We're working quickly to fix the issue, and Xandr has stopped using GDI's services while we are doing a larger review." According to the Examiner, Xandr informed publishers in September 2022 it would begin to adopt GDI's "dynamic exclusion list," which the organization feeds to ad companies. Through a list that may include at least 2,000 websites, GDI allegedly tried to pressure companies to shut down certain sites. The Examiner also reported the GDI has claimed the 10 "riskiest" outlets are Newsmax, the American Spectator, the Federalist, the American Conservative, One America News Network, the Blaze, the Daily Wire, RealClearPolitics, Reason, and the New York Post. GDI compiles the list with oversight from its own "advisory panel," which includes Ben Nimmo, global lead for threat intelligence at Facebook parent company Meta, and left-leaning journalist Anne Applebaum, the Examiner reported, who once dismissed Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings as uninteresting. GDI has claimed the 10 "least risky" websites are NPR, ProPublica, the Associated Press, Insider, the New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, HuffPost, and the Wall Street Journal. https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/disney-reedy-creek-ron-desantis-no-lawsuit-1235520205/ Disney Will Not Fight DeSantis Takeover of Special District in Orlando Disney will not fight a bill that gives Gov. Ron DeSantis broad powers over its Orlando theme parks, after the bill passed both houses of the Florida Legislature this week. The bill establishes a new district to assume the powers held by the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which Disney has controlled since it was created in 1967. The new entity, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, will be run by a five-member board appointed by DeSantis and confirmed by the state Senate. In a statement, Disney said it is “ready to work within this new framework,” indicating that it will not try to challenge the law in court. The Legislature moved to dissolve the Reedy Creek district last April, after Disney came out against the Parental Rights in Education law, known to its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Some observers had suggested that Disney could file a First Amendment lawsuit or seek to challenge the takeover on various other grounds. But Jeff Vahle, the president of Walt Disney World Resort, said in the statement released on Friday that the company will accommodate itself to the new reality. “For more than 50 years, the Reedy Creek Improvement District has operated at the highest standards, and we appreciate all that the District has done to help our destination grow and become one of the largest economic contributors and employers in the state,” Vahle said. “We are focused on the future and are ready to work within this new framework and we will continue to innovate, inspire and bring joy to the millions of guests who come to Florida to visit Walt Disney World each year.” The legislation was introduced on Monday. It passed the state House of Representatives on Thursday on a vote of 82-31, with 81 Republicans and one Democrat voting “yes.” All 31 “no” votes came from Democrats. The state Senate approved the bill on Friday on a party-line vote, with 26 Republicans in favor and nine Democrats opposed. It now goes to DeSantis for his signature. The Reedy Creek Improvement District has broad authority over zoning, infrastructure, fire response and public utilities over a nearly 40-square-mile area in Osceola and Orange counties. The entity levies taxes on Disney and issues tax-exempt bonds for infrastructure projects. As by far the largest landowner within the district, Disney has had the power to elect the five members of the Board of Supervisors. In establishing the new district, the Legislature left almost all of its powers intact. The legislation does remove the power to build a nuclear power plant and an airport, but those powers had never been used. The practical effect of the change could end up being negligible and park employees and visitors are unlikely to notice any difference. But DeSantis and future governors will have broad power to make life difficult for Disney if they choose to exercise it. https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/seattle-public-schools-consider-closures-student-enrollment-plunges-post Seattle Public Schools consider closures as student enrollment plunges post-pandemic Seattle Public Schools may have to close some of its schools over the next few years as the district battles budget shortages and plummeting enrollment after the COVID-19 pandemic. The district does not plan on closing any of its 106 schools next year, and the earliest closures may occur in the 2024-2025 school year, The Seattle Times reported last week. Consolidating some schools for the 2024-2025 year could save $28 million as the district projects a $92 million budget shortfall that year. Student enrollment has dropped to roughly 50,000 students from nearly 54,000 in the 2019-2020 school year. In a best-case scenario, school administrators expect 49,000 students by 2032, and in a worst-case scenario, enrollment may be as low as 43,000. The declining enrollment comes after homeschooling rates nearly doubled in Washington at the height of the COVID pandemic and are still at elevated levels from the 2019-2020 school year. Jen Garrison Stuber of the Washington Homeschool Organization told Fox News that homeschool enrollment is down, however, in Seattle from pre-pandemic numbers. "I really think that what Seattle's seeing, where those students have gone are either to private schools or they've left the school district and have moved elsewhere," she said. Speaking of homeschooling… Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. They provide a classical Christ-centered curriculum, local like-minded communities across the United States and in several countries, and they train parents who are striving to be great classical educators in the home. For more information and to get connected, please visit their website at ClassicalConversations.com. Again that’s ClassicalConversations.com. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-politician-suggests-fix-states-brazen-prostitution-legalize-it California politician suggests fix to state's brazen prostitution: Legalize it A San Francisco County leader voiced support to legalize prostitution in the city as brazen soliciting spirals across the state after a new law took effect this year. "What’s happening right now on Capp Street is it’s become more brazen, and bigger than we’ve ever seen it before," county Supervisor Hillary Ronen told The Los Angeles Times last week. "Instead of repeating the same cycle that we’ve repeated for decades, it’s time to try something new." Ronen called the situation "out of control" in comments to the San Francisco Chronicle, and pushed for San Francisco to install barriers on Capp Street in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, after it became lined with prostitutes and pimps. This week, she is expected to announce a resolution that will urge state lawmakers to legalize prostitution. The surge in prostitution and apparent human trafficking in California comes after a change in law took effect last month that repealed a ban on loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution. The bill's sponsor, Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener, argued the change would protect transgender women whom he said are disproportionately targeted by police. Police and Republicans in the state have since sounded off that the new law sparked prostitution to explode in certain areas of the state, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland. Police said with the emboldened prostitution rings come robberies, shootings, aggravated assaults and other crimes. Many of the pimps are gang-affiliated and take no issue with beating women or going after rival pimps who try to poach one of the workers, they said. Some even record the beatdowns because they "think it’s funny," police said. The Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking, which is one of the largest and oldest direct service providers for sex and labor trafficking survivors in the U.S., threw its support behind the bill and told Fox News Digital that it endorsed repealing the former policy "because we know that reducing the criminalization of survivors will help prevent human trafficking." And now finally… it’s time for my favorite topic… sports! In case you missed it, Sunday evening, the superbowl took place, with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles… The game was an incredible one with highlight play after highlight play, with both teams putting up points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkt79xkd00 Play 2:30-2:37 Play 3:47-3:57 Play 4:44-4:55 Play 12:25-12:36 Play 14:24-15:01 Okay… so for those keeping score at home, it’s 35-35 at this point in the game, with just a few minutes left. Then, this happened. Play 15:45-16:52 What an anti-climactic ending… if you’re the official, how on earth do you throw that flag? James Bradbury, the cornerback for the Eagles who had the flag thrown on him, thought it was the correct call, so kudos to him for owning up, but even with that admission, the ball was clearly uncatchable for JuJu Smith-Schuster… Now the Chiefs still would have likely taken the lead with a field goal, but then Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense would’ve had over a minute to get down the field, and potentially tie, or win the game. Such an anti-climactic ending. This is from a guy who didn’t have a dog in the fight by the way. what are your guys thoughts on my take? You Eagles fans can send your fan mail to garrison@fightlaughfeast.com…

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Get up to speed with the Digital Marketing News and Updates from the week of Jan 23 - 27, 2023.1. Key Takeaways From Microsoft FY23 Q2 Earnings - Microsoft Corp. announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, which showed an increase in revenue of 2% to $52.7 billion. LinkedIn revenue increased 10% driven by Talent Solutions and has once again seen ‘record levels' of in-app engagement in the most recent quarter, with the platform reporting 18% growth in total user sessions. Per LinkedIn “We once again saw record engagement among our more than 900 million members. Three members are signing up every second. Over eighty percent of these members are from outside the United States.” Hey LinkedIn, how many of these accounts are fake or bot accounts? At the same time, LinkedIn has warned, however, that this number will likely decline in 2023 due to a broader slowdown in hiring, particularly in the tech sector, where many of LinkedIn's job postings stem from. Total ad revenue increased 10%. Microsoft also announced its plans to increase its ad revenue from $10 billion annually to $20 billion. And if achieved, it would make Microsoft the sixth-largest digital ad seller worldwide. Remember, Microsoft has a partnership with Netflix partnership and allows advertisers to purchase ads through their demand side platform Xandr. Microsoft will take a reseller fee, and experts predict that the partnership will be a huge revenue driver, easily clearing $10 billion in ad sales or more.You can read the full earnings statement from Microsoft here. 2. LinkedIn Trying To Boost Newsletter Discovery By Showcasing Which Newsletters The Profile User Has Subscribed - LinkedIn's looking to make it easier to find relevant newsletters in your niche, by adding a new option that will enable members to view what newsletters another member is subscribed to in the app. Per LinkedIn, “We've heard from members that newsletters on LinkedIn are a great way to gather new insights and ideas on professional topics that they care about. We've also heard that members are looking for better ways to discover even more newsletters that would be relevant to them. To aid in this discovery, we are making newsletter subscriptions visible to others, including on profiles. Starting February 11th, 2023, you'll be able to see which newsletters members find value in, the same way you can see your shared interests, pages and groups.”IMO, this is a double-edge sword unless LInkedIn gives me a way to control which subscriptions should be revealed in public vs kept private. On the other hand, creators and influencers can charge $$ to subscribe to a newsletter and promote it for a fee. Though I would not do this but to easy his own.3. Twitter Launches “Search Keyword Ads” - Twitter has introduced a new ad unit called “Search Keywords Ads”, which allows advertisers to pay for their tweets to appear at the top in search results for specific keywords. Search Keywords Ads are similar to promoted tweets but with the added benefit of appearing in search results. This will allow advertisers to reach a wider audience, as users searching for specific keywords (targeting users actively searching for specific keywords, which provides a more accurate signal of user intent.) will now be exposed to sponsored tweets. Advertisers can find Search Keywords Ads as a new campaign objective within the Twitter Ads interface.My question: How long before Instagram copies this?4. Google Optimize Discontinued. Now What? - If you have not heard of Google Optimize before today then I do not blame you. It was a nifty service from Google (formerly called Google Website Optimizer), is an analytics and testing tool created by Google. It allows you to run experiments that are aimed to help online marketers and webmasters to increase visitor conversion rates and overall visitor satisfaction.And now Google has decided to discontinue this service September 30, 2023. "Google Optimize and Optimize 360 will no longer be available after September 30, 2023. Your experiments and personalizations can continue to run until that date," Google wrote.Google added, "We launched Google Optimize over 5 years ago to enable businesses of all sizes to easily test and improve your user experiences. We remain committed to enabling businesses of all sizes to improve your user experiences and are investing in A/B testing in Google Analytics 4."I am unhappy about this announcement because Optimize worked seamlessly with GA and it will leave a significant gap in the market for affordable and beginner-friendly A/B testing options. However, I'm hopeful that Google will integrate some of these features into GA-4.5. Google Ads Now Supports Account-Level Negative Keywords - Creating a list of negative keywords allows you to block your ads from showing for specific irrelevant terms for your brand, making it easier for your ads to reach your desired audience and resulting in more successful conversions. To prevent unwanted impressions or clicks from certain search terms across multiple campaigns, advertisers can now create a negative keyword list at the account level and then apply it to relevant campaigns. This will save you the effort of adding the same negative keywords to individual campaigns and make it easier to manage future changes to negative keywords across campaigns. But be forewarned that a limit of 1,000 negative keywords can be excluded for each account. So do not go crazy!!You can read the full announcement from Google here.6. US Justice Department Sues Google Again, Wants To Dismantle Its Ad Division - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officially filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on January 24. The DOJ alleges Google has a monopoly on the current digital advertising ecosystem. Eight states so far have joined forces with the DOJ on the lawsuit. They include: Virginia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. Remember that this lawsuit is separate from the first lawsuit from the DOJ back in 2020 against Google. In the 153-page document, the DOJ argues that Google has created an advertising environment that favors its Alphabet-owned products unfairly. Here is what DOJ wrote :“Google, a single company with pervasive conflicts of interest, now controls:(1) the technology used by nearly every major website publisher to offer advertising space for sale; (2) the leading tools used by advertisers to buy that advertising space; and (3) the largest ad exchange that matches publishers with advertisers each time that ad space is sold. Google abuses its monopoly power to disadvantage website publishers and advertisers who dare to use competing ad tech products in a search for higher quality, or lower cost, matches. Google uses its dominion over digital advertising technology to funnel more transactions to its own ad tech products where it extracts inflated fees to line its own pockets at the expense of the advertisers and publishers it purportedly serves.”If Google is found guilty in this lawsuit it could have an impact on the broader advertising sector. You can read the full lawsuit document here.7. Two Imp Elements For Google Discover Follow Feed - Google updated it's Google Discover feed guidelines and wrote that the "most important content for the Follow feature is your feed title element and your per item link elements." In addition to that, make sure that your feed (aka rss) is up-to-date, like you would for your sitemap.Remember, that the Google Discover follow feed feature offers relevant content to Chrome Android users and represents an importance source of traffic that is matched to user interests. It is one way to capture a steady stream of traffic apart from Google News and Google Search.8. Google: Don't Use Relative Paths In Your rel-canonical - A canonical URL lets you tell search engines that certain similar URLs are actually the same. Because sometimes you have products or content that you can find on multiple URLs — or even multiple websites. Using canonical URLs (HTML link tags with the attribute rel=canonical), you can have these on your site without harming your rankings.Gary Illyes from from the Google Search Relations team posted another PSA on LinkedIn, this one says "don't use relative paths in your rel-canonical." Gary wants you to use the full, absolute URL, when it comes to rel-canonical. This is not new advice, Google said this in 2018 and in 2013.This is such a common mistake that Google's John Muller wrote, “One of the problems is that it's relative to where the content was found. www or non-www? http or https? staging subdomain? staging domain? random other domain that's hosted by the same company? If you want to pick something specific, it's good to be specific.”If the terms canonical, relative, or absolute path has made you dizzy then perhaps you should seek the advice or help of an expert.9. Google: When Fake URLs Are Generated By Your Competitor - Mike Blazer asked John, "Bulk generate non-existing URLs on a competitor's site that lead to 5XX server errors when opened. Googlebot sees that a substantial number of pages on that domain return 5XX, the server is unable to handle requests. Google reduces the page #crawl frequency for that domain."John Mueller from Google said that bulk-generating fake URLs of your competitor's site should not lead to negative SEO and ranking issues for that site. "This is not something I'd worry about," he added.P.S: The audio version of the show contains my analysis and opinion on this topic.

This episode features the insightful Erik Oliveira Santos. Erik is a Campaign Data Analyst at Sojern. Erik speaks about his role which is supporting the EMEA Sales team at Sojern. Providing campaign optimisation analysis, data analytics and insights through different types of reporting.  We talk about data platforms and Erik explains how he regularly uses Google Analytics 360 and Xandr. He goes into his work in programmatic marketing and data analysis and explains Xandr in greater detail. This is a great episode for anyone looking to improve their knowledge in programmatic marketing and data analysis.

On today's episode Andrew Kraft reveals how he created a path to the role of CEO by working in positions at every level, creating his own degree in leadership. Listen in as Deborah and Andrew discuss why becoming a COO was possible because of his prior roles, why he strives to never be the smartest person in the room, and the right questions to ask yourself to reach your next career milestone. Andrew also shares how you can use your current experiences to learn the communication strategies that truly prepare you for a C-Suite role.   Andrew Q. Kraft has served as Chief Operating Officer of The Arena Group since October 1, 2020. Mr. Kraft first joined us in December 2018 as Chief Revenue Officer and then Chief Venture Officer. He transitioned to a consulting role in early 2020 before rejoining the company as COO.Prior to his time at Arena, Mr. Kraft served as the “utility infielder” on the executive team at AppNexus (acquired by AT&T as part of Xandr) for seven years. Roles at AppNexus included head of business and corporate development, co-founder of the company's publisher business, global head of ad sales, and interim Chief Financial Officer.Previous roles included Senior Vice President, AMP & Publisher Solutions for Collective, where he led business development for the company's audience management and monetization platform, as well the Head of Revenue & Member Services for the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).Mr. Kraft, who studied Physics and Theater at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before leaving to help join the “web” business at Sapient, lives with his family in Hillsborough, NJ. He spends summers slow-cooking Texas-style BBQ and winters participating in curling tournaments throughout the Northeast.   You can connect with Andrew via his website: https://thearenagroup.net/   Whether you are a C-Suite Leader of today or tomorrow, take charge of your career with confidence and leverage the insights of The CEO's Compass: Your Guide to Get Back on Track.  To learn more about The CEO's Compass, you can get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3AKiflR See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk with Xandr Brown, producer of the new exhibit "Free Hill: Renewal and Rememory," about the story of Free Hill, a community of free Black residents of Athens, Tennessee that was established before the 1840s and later demolished as part of urban renewal. Families that lived in the Free Hill area were displaced after phases of urban renewal, spearheaded by the City of Athens, which demolished their homes in the 60's and 70's to the benefit of Tennessee Wesleyan University. Through video, oral histories, and portraits, the exhibit "explores the relationship between place, personal memory, and identity as a way to challenge collective assumptions about democracy, freedom, and equality." The exhibit is hosted by the Athens Area Council for the Arts (AACA) through December 12, 2022. An online multimedia version of the exhibit will be available soon at ruralassembly.org. Sign up for newsletters at www.ruralassembly.org/newsletters for more. Xandr Brown is currently a multimedia producer with the Center for Rural Strategies. In 2018, she graduated from the University of Rochester in upstate New York with a BA in History and Communications with a minor in Environmental Humanities. Before reporting for the Daily Yonder she previously reported with hyperlocal newsrooms in Flint, Michigan. While trained as a journalist, she aspires to continue to do community engaged, multimedia exhibits based in the intersection of oral history, ethnography, and documentary.

Shopify might be arming the rebels, but what happens if a rebel wants to retire and fight for another cause? Not every DTC business can be an Allbirds or a Figs. Shopify entrepreneurs don't have too many options when they want to exit their business. That's why our guest Michael Rubenstein co-founded OpenStore. Michael has a fascinating background. He started in the early days of adtech, as General Manager of Google's DoubleClick Ad Exchange (AdX), and then as President of AppNexus, which was acquired by AT&T and rebranded as Xandr. At OpenStore, he's offering instant liquidity to Shopify entrepreneurs by acquiring and operating their businesses.In this conversation, Chris and Michael discuss his previous startup experiences at AppNexus and DoubleClick and how they've informed his leadership at OpenStore. They also discuss the need for a business like OpenStore to defragment the long-tail of ecommerce.  If you're curious about OpenStore's journey and where it's headed, you'll want to listen to this episode.  Connect with Michael on LinkedinConnect with Chris on Twitter and LinkedinCheck out OpenStoreAbout Michael Rubenstein:Michael Rubenstein is the President and Co-Founder of OpenStore. He previously served as President and Board Member at AppNexus before and after the company's acquisition by AT&T. Prior to AppNexus, he founded and served as General Manager of Google's DoubleClick Ad Exchange (AdX). Michael served on the Board of Directors for IAB for more than four years. He graduated from Columbia Business School with an MBA and McGill University with a BA.About Convictional:Convictional helps retailers add new brands and categories to their assortments, without any inventory risk. Learn more at convictional.com. 

Invest has some notable differentiators from its DSP competitors, including its exclusive inventory from Netflix and access to Microsoft audience data. For more information about our expert, Mike Shields: https://www.marketecture.tv/authors/author-Vh3qvaXix0gThe full version of this episode is available at https://www.marketecture.tv/programs/xandr-eric-hoffert .Visit Marketecture.tv to join our community and get access to full-length in-depth interviews. Marketecture is a new way to get smart about technology. Our team of real industry practitioners helps you understand the complex world of technology and make better vendor decisions through in-depth interviews with CEOs and product leaders at dozens of platforms. We are launching with extensive coverage of the marketing and advertising verticals with plans to expand into many other technology sectors.Copyright (C) 2022 Marketecture Media, Inc.

Xandr's key leadership addresses questions that have been on the minds of everyone in ad tech. Plus, an overview of Xandr Curate, Clypd, and yield analytics products. For more information about our expert, Ari Paparo: https://www.marketecture.tv/authors/ari-paparo The full version of this episode is available at https://www.marketecture.tv/programs/xandr-mikewelch-benjohn . Visit https://www.Marketecture.tv (Marketecture.tv) to join our community and get access to full-length in-depth interviews. Marketecture is a new way to get smart about technology. Our team of real industry practitioners helps you understand the complex world of technology and make better vendor decisions through in-depth interviews with CEOs and product leaders at dozens of platforms. We are launching with extensive coverage of the marketing and advertising verticals with plans to expand into many other technology sectors. Copyright (C) 2022 Marketecture Media, Inc.

Incredible convo between Doknow and XandrDaLowk. Xandr is only 18 and already on his way up! Focusing on the music to move out the projects. ----- 00:00 - Intro 1:08 - DoKnow remembers the first time he met Xandr and got pressed in the RG projects 5:25 - Collab with the Baby Stone Gorillas. Recording “No Sympathy.” New songs together coming 7:54 - Remembering the time he thought he was getting run down on but realized they were fans 9:08 - Xandr is only 18 years old. First started rapping in 8th grade. Having a popular song in the city at 15 yrs old 12:04 - Parents are supportive of his music career. Pops is a mixing engineer 13:00 - The homies believed in his music from day one. Seeing the progression over the years 14:03 - Fully committed to music after getting verified on Soundcloud and getting feedback from big artists like Baby Stone Gorillas 15:39 - Getting locked up as a juvenile in East Lake 16:32 - Collab with Project Baby Twin 17:47 - Remembering the first time random teenagers fanned out on him at the mall 19:56 - Wants to work with Money Sign Suede, who's locked up with his homies right now 24:18 - DoKnow tries to convince Xandr to get on TikTok to promote his music 33:00 - Favorite LA artists are G Perico, Bino Rideaux, Blxst 33:59 - Remembers when DoKnow came to the hood and got pressed on Lancaster ----- NO JUMPER PATREON http://www.patreon.com/nojumper CHECK OUT OUR NEW SPOTIFY PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5te... FOLLOW US ON SNAPCHAT FOR THE LATEST NEWS & UPDATES https://www.snapchat.com/discover/No_... CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE STORE!!! nojumper.com SUBSCRIBE for new interviews (and more) weekly: http://bit.ly/nastymondayz  Follow us on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ENxb4B... iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n... Follow us on Social Media: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/No_... http://www.twitter.com/nojumper http://www.instagram.com/nojumper https://www.facebook.com/NOJUMPEROFFI... http://www.reddit.com/r/nojumper JOIN THE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Q3XPfBm Follow Adam22: https://www.tiktok.com/@adam22 http://www.twitter.com/adam22 http://www.instagram.com/adam22 adam22hoe on Snapchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google is indisputably one of the best options for online advertising. With billions of monthly searches, it is an invaluable tool in our arsenal to help clients reach their potential customers. The amount of marketing data they currently have (and continue to collect) allows for fantastic targeting. While search ads work well for most, they're not the correct choice for every scenario. Despite how well Google works for advertisers, for many years we've wished competition would emerge. Our wish may have just been granted. While many new ads platforms have surfaced in recent years, Microsoft stands out as one of Google's most fearsome competitors. In Q1 of 2022, Microsoft acquired Xandr, a move that is beginning to bear fruit. Xandr is a digital advertising platform developed by AT&T for the sole purpose of ad placements in streaming media. Netflix recently partnered with Microsoft over Google and Comcast to deliver ads on their platform. They have recently had a declining customer base, and a free account tier funded by Microsoft ads may be the life raft they need. Microsoft isn't the only company gunning for Google. With new platforms available, it is important to consider first-party vs third-party data, potential issues with attribution, and how your business plans to adapt to deliver new ad formats such as video. In this week's Digital Marketing Mondays, Hans and Devin discuss why Microsoft partnering with Netflix is a big deal and what you need to consider when exploring competitors of Google Ads.

Netflix se asoció con Microsoft para ser su “socio de tecnología de publicidad y ventas a nivel mundial” para su oferta de suscripción con publicidad. Fuentes del Wall Street Journal dicen que la adquisición por parte de Microsoft del sistema de publicidad programática Xandr de AT&T jugó un papel importante en la obtención del contrato por parte de Microsoft. No se sabe cuándo se lanzará este nuevo nivel ni su costo.Para esta y más noticias, busca el podcast de Noticias de Tecnología Express en Spotify, Apple Podcast, Acast y YouTube. Disponible en Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2BHTUlynDLqEE2UhdIYfMaen Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/noticias-de-tecnolog%C3%ADa-express/id1553334024

For consulting inquiries, please email me at:outofhomeinsider@gmail.comArticles Referenced Today...Netflix names Microsoft as partner for new consumer subscription planhttps://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2022/07/13/netflix-names-microsoft-as-partner-for-new-consumer-subscription-plan/Microsoft to acquire Xandr to accelerate delivery of digital advertising and retail media solutionshttps://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/post/december-2021/microsoft-to-acquire-xandr-to-accelerate-its-digital-advertising-and-retail-media-solutionsHivestack Announces Global Alliance with Xandr for Programmatic Digital Out of Home (DOOH)https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hivestack-announces-global-alliance-with-xandr-for-programmatic-digital-out-of-home-dooh-301532845.htmlDIRECTV Taps Yahoo Unified Ad Tech to Unlock Advanced TV Opportunitieshttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220620005103/en/DIRECTV-Taps-Yahoo-Unified-Ad-Tech-to-Unlock-Advanced-TV-OpportunitiesVerizon Media announces full-funnel DOOH ad suitehttps://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-media-full-dooh-ad-suiteT-Mobile Acquires Octopus Interactive And Says It's Still Committed To Ad Techhttps://www.adexchanger.com/mobile/t-mobile-acquires-octopus-interactive-and-says-its-still-committed-to-ad-tech/Scott Brinker's Tweet https://twitter.com/chiefmartec/status/1548376488864493570?t=ebzmqsHDN3llx3JXSPUMsA&s=09Pandium Studyhttps://info.pandium.com/hubfs/Pandium%20Ebook_Product%20Integrations%20and%20APIs%20at%20400%20SaaS%20Companies%20FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=215945825&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_7-zI4tHFr2MgC0xiGisAsZtWr4mqWMJ1P_1aqDVW34Ptz7qGG6OfTZJ_3vyTElOmx8Lbu5RxNzeKuIotc4hKIIKhv5g&utm_content=215945825&utm_source=hs_automationSupport the show

Bonjour,  Dans cet épisode de bannouze nous décortiquons la TV segmentée (Ads TV) avec notre invité Vincent Soucaret de XandR. Sommaire de cet épisode : - Définition de la TV segmentée - Uses Cases de la TV segmentée - Les métriques de la TV segmentée URLs pour approfondir le sujet de la TV segmentée : Association Française pour le développement des services et usages Multimédias Multi-opérateurs : push SMS, Identité Digitale, RCS, Marketing SMS et Pub TV :  https://af2m.org/publicite-tv-segmentee-echange-avec-renan-abgrall-directeur-de-la-bu-value-factory-de-bouygues-telecom-president-de-laf2m/ Le Syndicat National de la Publicité Télévisée, l'organisation professionnelle des régies publicitaires TV : TF1 Publicité, M6 Publicité, Canal +  : https://www.snptv.org/publications/precis-de-television/ NOS ÉPISODES NE SONT PAS SPONSORISÉS ! BANNOUZE EST UN PODCAST SINCÈRE QUI NE REPOSE QUE SUR L'INTÉRÊT QUE L'ON PORTE A NOS INVITÉS ! Pour nous soutenir il suffit de liker et de partager cet épisode, un grand merci à vous !

In this episode we chat to Nicole Prior from Xandr and Anna Dancey from NITV about the development and benefits of media ad investment in diverse audiences and media environments. As curated marketplaces gain traction the ability to reach diverse audiences via programmatic trading. We also hear about the progress of the Beyond 3% initiative to drive investment into media options representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Nicole and Anna also share their media origin stories and how they feel into the advertising industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La publicité a subi une transformation digitale depuis une dizaine d'années, et Paul-Antoine Strullu en a été l'un des acteurs. Il joue un rôle clé avec Xandr.  

D'après une étude du Conseil Irlandais des Libertés Civiles (ICCL) les données personnelles des internautes européens seraient mises aux enchères environ 376 fois par jour ! Une aubaine pour les annonceurs et la publicité ciblées, mais un véritable cauchemar invisible pour les usagers.D'après l'ICCL, la vente de données personnelles sur internet représentait un marché de 117 milliards de dollars l'an dernier aux États-Unis et en Europe. Dans le détail, les données des européens seraient mises aux enchères environ 376 fois par jour soit toutes les 4 minutes, et 747 fois pour les américains, soit toutes les deux minutes. Ceci dit, les revendeurs ne mettent aux enchères que des données triées selon des critères précis correspondant au public cible des annonceurs. En effet, une marque de vêtement de sport ciblera peut-être davantage les jeunes, une marque de cosmétique les femmes, un constructeur moto sans doute davantage les hommes adultes de plus de quarante ans... Je sais, ce discours est stéréotypé, mais c'est comme ça que ça fonctionne chez les marques, ce qui parfois s'éloigne de la réalité, on est d'accord. En tout cas d'après le Bureau de la Publicité Interactive (IAB), les données recherchées par les annonceurs sont l'âge, le sexe de la personne, sa localisation et les empreintes numériques des sites visités, notamment pour dresser une liste des goûts de l'internaute. En combinant toutes ces infos, la régie pub qui vend ces packs de données peut donc présenter aux annonceurs des profils types qui leur correspond comme je vous le disais.Sans surprise, l'ICCL estime que Google serait le premier revendeur de données... Le GAFAM mettrait aux enchères les données personnelles de ses utilisateurs auprès de 4 700 entreprises, et cela rien qu'aux États-Unis. Juste derrière on retrouve Xandr, une filiale de Microsoft, suivi par l'opérateur Verizon et la régie PubMatic. Qu'en est-il de Facebook et Amazon me direz-vous ? Et bien difficile de savoir si ces derniers ne seraient pas sur le podium voir devant Google en réalité puisque leurs données ne sont pas incluses dans le rapport. Cela peut paraître une évidence, mais il est important de rappeler que cette collecte de données à très grande échelle est illégale. Les entreprises spécialisées dans la revente de données elles, justifient ces méthodes par je cite « l'intérêt commercial légitime » prévu dans le cadre du règlement européen sur la protection des données RGPD. À noter que de nombreux pays ont rejeté cet intérêt commercial légitime, ce qui confirme bien que cette pratique de revente de données ne respecte pas la loi. Pour certains spécialistes, ni l'Union Européenne ni les Etats-Unis n'auraient d'appareil légal suffisamment agressifs pour s'opposer à ces pratiques. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

D'après une étude du Conseil Irlandais des Libertés Civiles (ICCL) les données personnelles des internautes européens seraient mises aux enchères environ 376 fois par jour ! Une aubaine pour les annonceurs et la publicité ciblées, mais un véritable cauchemar invisible pour les usagers. D'après l'ICCL, la vente de données personnelles sur internet représentait un marché de 117 milliards de dollars l'an dernier aux États-Unis et en Europe. Dans le détail, les données des européens seraient mises aux enchères environ 376 fois par jour soit toutes les 4 minutes, et 747 fois pour les américains, soit toutes les deux minutes. Ceci dit, les revendeurs ne mettent aux enchères que des données triées selon des critères précis correspondant au public cible des annonceurs. En effet, une marque de vêtement de sport ciblera peut-être davantage les jeunes, une marque de cosmétique les femmes, un constructeur moto sans doute davantage les hommes adultes de plus de quarante ans... Je sais, ce discours est stéréotypé, mais c'est comme ça que ça fonctionne chez les marques, ce qui parfois s'éloigne de la réalité, on est d'accord. En tout cas d'après le Bureau de la Publicité Interactive (IAB), les données recherchées par les annonceurs sont l'âge, le sexe de la personne, sa localisation et les empreintes numériques des sites visités, notamment pour dresser une liste des goûts de l'internaute. En combinant toutes ces infos, la régie pub qui vend ces packs de données peut donc présenter aux annonceurs des profils types qui leur correspond comme je vous le disais. Sans surprise, l'ICCL estime que Google serait le premier revendeur de données... Le GAFAM mettrait aux enchères les données personnelles de ses utilisateurs auprès de 4 700 entreprises, et cela rien qu'aux États-Unis. Juste derrière on retrouve Xandr, une filiale de Microsoft, suivi par l'opérateur Verizon et la régie PubMatic. Qu'en est-il de Facebook et Amazon me direz-vous ? Et bien difficile de savoir si ces derniers ne seraient pas sur le podium voir devant Google en réalité puisque leurs données ne sont pas incluses dans le rapport. Cela peut paraître une évidence, mais il est important de rappeler que cette collecte de données à très grande échelle est illégale. Les entreprises spécialisées dans la revente de données elles, justifient ces méthodes par je cite « l'intérêt commercial légitime » prévu dans le cadre du règlement européen sur la protection des données RGPD. À noter que de nombreux pays ont rejeté cet intérêt commercial légitime, ce qui confirme bien que cette pratique de revente de données ne respecte pas la loi. Pour certains spécialistes, ni l'Union Européenne ni les Etats-Unis n'auraient d'appareil légal suffisamment agressifs pour s'opposer à ces pratiques. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Everywhere Radio, Xandr Brown, multimedia producer at the Daily Yonder, speaks with Beau of the Fifth Column. A portion of this conversation first aired as part of the Rural Assembly Everywhere virtual festival that took place on May 10 and 11, 2022. We are pleased to bring you the full conversation in podcast form here on Everywhere Radio. Since starting his channel three years ago, Beau of the Fifth Column has grown his YouTube audience to more than half a million subscribers, connecting with folks from all walks of life and political identities. It isn't surprising given that he doesn't shy away from most any topic, whether it's his almost hourly updates about the Ukraine and Russian conflict to more general sociopolitical topics like political polarization, the misappropriated words of George Orwell, or gun rights and law enforcement in the United States. When you're watching Beau of the Fifth Column, you know you're not just watching to hear what you already know. You're watching to see him illuminate a topic through his variety of experiences. You're there for his voice. In that spirit, if you're already familiar with his channel or this is your first time hearing about it, we hope you enjoy this conversation between Xandr and Beau.

Brian ignited his digital media rocket at 24/7 in the early 00s and rose to be CEO of WPP's Xaxis and GroupM before leaving to lead what became ATT's Xandr division from 2017-2020More

Brian ignited his digital media rocket at 24/7 in the early 00s and rose to be CEO of WPP's Xaxis and GroupM before leaving to lead what became ATT's Xandr division from 2017-2020More

Brian Wieser and Kate Scott-Dawkins discuss Microsoft's Xandr acquisition, overlooked reporting from the Washington Post on international data harvesting, and a deeper dive into this year's CES through the lens of GroupM's latest research on consumer attitudes toward technology. Links to news discussed in this week's episode: https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/post/december-2021/microsoft-to-acquire-xandr-to-accelerate-its-digital-advertising-and-retail-media-solutions https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/china-harvests-masses-of-data-on-western-targets-documents-show/2021/12/31/3981ce9c-538e-11ec-8927-c396fa861a71_story.html https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/5/22867090/bmw-color-changing-paint-electric-car-ces https://www.groupm.com/groupm-releases-results-of-second-annual-survey-on-consumer-attitudes-toward-technology/

In this episode of Bite Size SEO News, I talk about today's top stories you need to know:Story 1: Bing brings new travel experiences Story 2: Crypto Scammers Used Google to Steal Over $500,000 Last MonthStory 3: AT&T sells Xandr ad business to Microsoft for $1 billionIf you'd like to learn more about me, visit https://richungseo.comRich Ung San Jose SEO 80 Descanso Dr #2315 San Jose, CA 95134 (408) 752-2947