According to X, the platform began a phased rollout of a rebuilt advertising platform in April 2026. The move marks its biggest ad system overhaul in approximately 20 years as the company shifts more of its advertising tools to AI. The new Ads Manager uses AI-based targeting and ranking based on

Gate News message, April 28 — OpenAI expects its cheaper, ad-supported subscription tier will not only attract new users but also prompt tens of millions of existing paid subscribers to downgrade. The company projects consumer subscription users will more than double this year to 122 million and

Gate News message, April 28 — Sky has proposed a comprehensive reform of its treasury income allocation mechanism, according to founder Rune Christensen. With Genesis Capital transferred to Grove, Sky has formally concluded its genesis capitalization phase, ending the previous ad-hoc,

Gate News message, April 24 — Senior Republican officials contacted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this week after Fellowship PAC, a crypto super PAC seeded by Cantor Fitzgerald (the firm Lutnick previously ran), signaled in a federal filing that it planned to spend $1.75 million backing Texas

Gate News message, April 22 — Microsoft's AI monetization vice president Tim Frank announced a suite of commercial infrastructure updates designed for the "agentic web" era, enabling publishers, merchants, and advertisers to remain discoverable and tradable as AI agents make purchasing decisions on

Gate News message, April 22 — Kaijian (01098.HK), a Hong Kong-listed property developer, announced on April 21 that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai Heqiang Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. will sell an 80% stake in Shanghai Junxin Property Co., Ltd. to co-sellers for a total

In 2025, Google removed 175.5 million violating ads in South Korea using AI, suspended 326,000 accounts, and faced a $50 million fine for privacy violations, highlighting a trend of increasing enforcement and AI's role in combating ad fraud.

Andrew Forrest is suing Meta, arguing it cannot claim Section 230 protections against liability for deceptive ads using his image to promote scams. A judge allowed his claims to proceed, potentially tightening Section 230 defenses for platforms regarding third-party ads.

Meta is launching a product group focused on generative AI to enhance services like WhatsApp and Instagram. Under Ahmad Al-Dahle, the initiative will start with AI chatbots and evolve into AI personas, aiming to compete with other tech giants.

OpenAI is shifting ChatGPT's advertising model from cost-per-impression to cost-per-click amid financial pressures. Despite 900 million weekly users, only 5% subscribe, leading to losses. The change aims to target ad revenue growth while maintaining user trust.