Wednesday, April 03, 2019

Facebook's latest move

Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg called for greater regulatory oversight of Facebook and other tech giants in the U.S.  Although many critics viewed this move as ironic, particularly given Facebook’s digital privacy troubles, this struck me as an opportunity for Facebook to refresh their brand and help lead the charge to an enhanced user privacy model going forward. The move also reflects a growing expectation for consistency and standards in how different customer-facing, digital platforms approach data usage and sharing.  If regulatory scrutiny over Big Tech firms is ultimately implemented, there will be profound implications for digital advertising. We could potentially see a trend where startup firms don't have the ability or resources to compete with the Facebook's of the world, which will quickly give them an opportunity to rewrite the rules again.




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