Scrutinizing some of the perceived wisdoms of ad tech on the public markets after a dizzying year of public listings.
March 31, 2022

Ad tech is arguably one of the most polarizing cornerstones of the marketing industry. While some herald it as the future of the industry, others decry it as a major threat to civil liberties given the abuses of vast sums of online user information — the cause of laws such as GDPR. Read more below.

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