Facing domestic restrictions, will Chinese tech companies look West? In late August, the top legislative body in the People's Republic of China voted to adopt a national privacy directive… September 13, 2021
Unpacking Apple’s recent App Store policy changes Apple's policies related to in-app monetization -- the 30% platform fee it applies to in-app purchases, the forced use of… September 6, 2021
Apple robbed the mob’s bank, part 2 Yesterday, Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani issued an outperform rating for Apple's stock, claiming that its advertising business is poised… August 26, 2021
Is app store regulation too little, too late? Last week, a bipartisan bill titled the Open App Markets Act was introduced in the Senate that would introduce new… August 16, 2021
The vanishing marketing data lake Two weeks ago, Facebook communicated to advertisers via email that it would end its Advanced Mobile Measurement (AMM) program, which… August 9, 2021
The end of app installs Last week, Snap, Twitter, Facebook, and Google all announced their second quarter earnings, and all four companies trounced expectations in… August 2, 2021
Will Android dominate mobile gaming? Last week at its Games Developer Summit, Google announced a slate of new advertising tools designed to help mobile games… July 19, 2021
Content Fortresses and the new privacy landscape Last week, Instacart, the private grocery and CPG delivery company that is poised to go public imminently, appointed Fidji Simo,… July 12, 2021
Big Tech’s regulatory capture by distraction Last week, a federal judge dismissed two anti-trust lawsuits that were filed against Facebook at the end of last year:… July 5, 2021
Apple’s awkward security calculus This week, Apple published a white paper in support of its position that the App Store be the only source… June 24, 2021
