Advertising&Tech
- Reddit now has recommendations and an optimization score in Ads Manager
- CloudTV teams up with Magnite to launch a connected TV advertising platform
- Starting in August, Nielsen Germany will track CTV ad spend with Nielsen Ad Intel
Search Trends
- Google releases June 2025 core update, expect ranking volatility
- Google is testing a new way to experiment with broad match keywords and A/B tests
- Google Ads introduces AI Max search match type
- Google AdSense adds new universal opt-outs and privacy tools to comply with new laws
- Google Ads now includes built-in video analytics
- Google launches new Search Console Insights report
- Google to require phone number verification for Message Assets in ads
- Google will soon ban ads promoting tablet or pill presses
YouTube
- Google launches its first-ever YouTube creator series to promote ad solutions
- YouTube plans to revise its monetization policy targeting mass-produced, repetitive content
- YouTube adds more tools to help channels grow their audiences
- YouTube is testing a new “Answer found in video” search feature
Microsoft&Bing
- Microsoft publishes its Advertising trust and safety report
- Microsoft Authenticator will stop supporting passwords
Social Media Buzz
Meta
- Meta updates requirements for securities and investment ads in India
- Meta adds Copyright Check in Facebook’s Reels Composer
- Threads adds messaging and Highlighted Perspectives
- Facebook and Instagram users report sudden account bans
- Meta adds centralized marketing campaigns, expanded AI tools, and new calling options for WhatsApp businesses
TikTok
- TikTok is stepping deeper into AI-powered ads amid uncertainty over a possible US ban
- TikTok shares an overview of its new brand consideration ads
X
- X is the UK’s most hated brand in 2025
- X swaps out Google Translate for Grok on foreign-language posts
- LinkedIn quietly updated its Link Engagement feature
AI Insights
- Cloudflare now blocks AI bots from crawling websites by default
- Google rolls out Veo 3 globally to all Gemini app Pro subscribers
- ChatGPT referrals to news sites are rising, but not enough to make up for losses from declining search traffic
- Channel 4 is starting to test GenAI ads
- Google is testing video overviews and Studio Panel upgrades for NotebookLM
