Apple is ready to throw their ping-pong ball across a room full of mousetraps by kicking off their sleeping giant, the advertising business. They’ve spent the last 5 years setting up infrastructure for advertising their privacy marketing campaign, which features permission reports on things like your microphone or camera. Ads already exist in places such as your news feed and the App Store. They’re so subtle that many people won’t notice them. At least their ads aren’t about Jennifer being single, 4 miles away from you, and ready to mingle. Read full article here
Research
Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
