Bytedance has merged lip-synching app Musical.ly with another one of its apps TikTok, a short-form video and live-streaming app, and it's looking to creators to help it expand its reach.

Cannabis companies want to tap influencers to grow their businesses, but because of the legality debate and its social acceptance, influencers are still anxious about making a weed connection to their personal brands.

For Digiday+ members: Some ad tech vendors are concerned GDPR consent strings are being manipulated by fraudsters, since some have already identified fake user-consent strings.

Following MoviePass' dramatic business decision to change its policy of unlimited movies to just three a month while keeping its cost at $9.95, here are five lessons to take away from the debacle.  

Discover how today's top media companies are building transparency and GDPR-friendly efficiency into their business models at the Digiday Programmatic Media Summit, taking place in Scottsdale, Ariz., from Nov. 14-16. Register by Wednesday, Sept. 19 to save $200 on passes.

 

'Bridge the gap between China and here': To grow beyond lip-syncing teens, TikTok seeks out creators

Kerry Flynn

A global reach is just one way TikTok is trying to compete in the crowded field of social apps.

Cannabis brands want to try influencer marketing, but influencers are wary

Ilyse Liffreing

The big platforms don’t specifically say if they allow influencers to promote cannabis, which has some influencers worried their accounts will be shut down if they do.

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Business management tools: A how-to guide for media companies

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Fraud coming to GDPR consent strings is the new GDPR worry

Jessica Davies

French ad server Smart is monitoring consent-string fraud after an ad buyer flagged a discrepancy in its consent-string information in June.

5 lessons brands should learn from the MoviePass chronicle

Ilyse Liffreing

Companies need to be consistent and transparent with customers, branding experts said.

Beating ad fraud before it starts

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WTF is automatic content recognition?

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