In the on-going plague that is Facebook, I could mention The New York Times’ report that they are pushing their own propaganda through the News Feed or that the ad industry proposes to “combat” social media hate speech without cutting off the ad spending that funds it. But let’s instead offer a ray of hope: Blackbird.ai has raised $10 million for its platform to quickly detect and respond to social media disinformation campaigns.

CDP and marketing cloud vendor Zeta Global announced an agreement to purchase LiveIntent, which helps companies do email-based advertising.  The deal will let Zeta expand its identity graph, enter the publisher monetization business, and accelerate its mobile and retail media products.  Zeta will pay $77.5 million in cash and $172.5 million in common stock, with potential for additional payments based on performance.