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"The Biden administration has quietly pushed more than a half-dozen countries to weaken, delay or rethink baby formula regulations aimed at protecting the public’s health — sometimes after manufacturers complained, a ProPublica investigation has found."
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#PublicHealth #breastfeeding #BabyFriendly #formula #marketing #advertising #business #trade
Under Biden, U.S. Officials Fought Baby Formula Regulations Around the World
U.S. officials have challenged baby formula regulations in more than half a dozen countries, sometimes after manufacturers complained. Critics say the efforts are undermining public health.ProPublica
I looked at Librewolf and it seemed like it'd be perfect. Was still able to send tabs around from machine to machine and sync bookmarks and stuff, which is the thing I suspected wouldn't work. All worked okay, was just firefox without the bullshit they do these days.
Until it just threw javascript errors on my TTRSS install and I couldn't read my newsreader.
Only on my desktop machine mind, it was fine on the laptop.
Maybe I should try harder. Perhaps it was just a fleeting thing that would be fixed next version.
#FTC Orders Maker of TurboTax to Cease “Deceptive” #Advertising
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The federal agency, after an investigation prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, blasted #Intuit for misleading customers about its “free” tax-filing program and directed the company to take specific steps to fix its ads.
#Taxes #IRS #IncomeTax #TurboTax #News
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FTC Orders Intuit to Cease “Deceptive” TurboTax Ads
The federal agency, after an investigation prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, blasted Intuit for misleading customers about its “free” tax-filing program and directed the company to take specific steps to fix its ads.ProPublica
The EU bans Meta's use of personal data for behavioural advertising.
The European Data Protection Board said Wednesday it had adopted a binding decision that will ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal data of users for targeted advertisements.
Earlier this year Norway imposed a ban on sending Facebook and Instagram users targeted advertisements based on their personal data.
The #CSAM clusterfuck just became even more shitty:
Dutch researcher Danny Mekić has looked at #advertising data from #Twitter & says that the @EU_Commission's #DGHome has used #SurveillanceAds based on prohibited data categories to target people with #disinformation about the #ChatControl proposal.
#YlvaJohansson's department specifically targeted people in member states that had been critical of her proposal but excluded people who are likely to value #privacy.
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Undermining Democracy: The European Commission's Controversial Push for Digital Surveillance – Danny Mekić
The European Commission wants to turn digital communication apps, such as WhatsApp, iMessage, Instagram, TikTok and X, into mass surveillance tools so that digital communications of all EU citizens, including their live conversations, photos and vide…Danny Mekić
I wonder how many brands will put their #PrideMonth money where their mouth is and pull #advertising and engagement following Musk's latest contribution to the #antitrans lurching of the platform.
(Guess - less than 7)
Frankly I have never been so glad that I shuttered my account...
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Elon Musk Says ‘Cisgender’ Now Considered A Slur On Twitter
Elon Musk has declared the words “cis” and “cisgender” are now considered slurs on Twitter, according to a tweet the billionaire owner sent early Wednesday.Matt Novak (Forbes)
🆕 blog! “The IAB loves tracking users. But it hates users tracking them.”
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is a standards development group for the advertising industry. Their members love tracking users. They want to know where you are, who you're with, what you're buying, and what you think. All so they can convince you to spend sligh…
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#advertising #email #privacy
The IAB loves tracking users. But it hates users tracking them.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is a standards development group for the advertising industry. Their members love tracking users. They want to know where you are, who you’re with, wh…Terence Eden’s Blog
When #greenwashing by #ad companies meets bad journalism.
Not at all what I expect from the #Guardian 😞
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The message here is "yes we can make tiny symbolic gestures to protect the environment, but only if it saves #advertising profits":
No ads, no bees. Would be a pity if we had to throw away the flowers!
It's beyond ridiculous! I'm going to unravel the deception in five toots:
(this is 1/8) 🧵
Buzz stops: bus shelter roofs turned into gardens for bees and butterflies
Bee bus stops first appeared in the Dutch city of Utrecht. Now the UK is planning for more than 1,000 and there is growing interest across Europe and in Canada and AustraliaPhoebe Weston (The Guardian)