In Brief: Twitter fined $547,000 by Irish DPO for GDPR rule breach
First time financial penalty issued to US tech firm.
First time financial penalty issued to US tech firm.
One-third said they depend on third-party ad platforms to meet sales goals.
UK Online Harms Bill due early 2021 proposes fines of up to 10% revenue for spreading harmful content, misinformation or disinformation. It will apply to any company that serves UK-based users and will cover a large range of topics. It is the first attempt by the government to regulate online misinformation.
Just over one-third of marketers plan to either buy a new CDP (21%) or replace an existing one (13%) this year, according to this Optimove survey. Unfortunately, it doesn’t report how many have a CDP already in place, which would put the other values in perspective. It does seem that CDPs are a relatively low priority: they rank sixth on the list of new systems and eighth on the list of systems to replace.