What is changing across platforms, networks and tools — short and to the point
GCI report for Campaign for Fairer Gambling: of €128B in EU27 online GGR, €91.6B went to operators without a local licence — up 74% in two years. The number that matters for affiliates is different: 91% of the gambling content players see promotes the unregulated sector. Regulators have read that too.
X Strategies — the contractor behind Team Trump and Trump War Room — has sued co-founder Derek Utley in federal court in Florida. The agency claims he siphoned at least $5M since 2021 and spent 200 days in a casino in 2025, putting $29M of company money through slots. The lawsuit and the lesson for teams with shared ad budgets.
Ahead of the holiday season Google is rewiring shopping ads: instead of a click to a storefront — a conversation with an AI agent and checkout right inside Search or YouTube. Four new tools and what to change in your feeds now.
Some Meta ad accounts no longer get blocked when they exceed the active-ad cap per Facebook Page. The counter is still there, the enforcement is not. What we know and what it changes for testing and Page farming.
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