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Meta Agrees to Give EU Users More Personalized Ad Choice
Meta // December 08, 2025

Meta has agreed to offer users in Europe more choice about seeing personalized ads. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

European Commission Fines X $140M, Alleging Digital Services Act Violations
Regulation // December 05, 2025

The European Commission fined social platform X 120 million euros (about $140 million), saying it breached the Digital Services Act’s transparency rules, according to a Friday (Dec. 5) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Cloudflare Outage Darkens Vast Portions of the Web
Connected Economy // November 18, 2025

Cloudflare has resolved an outage that shut down multiple high-profile websites on Tuesday (Nov. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Pinterest’s ‘AI Everywhere’ Strategy Drives User, Search Growth
Earnings // November 04, 2025

In the Q3 earnings call Tuesday (Nov. 4), Pinterest execs told investors the company has transformed from a digital mood board into what CEO Bill Ready called an “AI-powered visual-first shopping assistant.” The company said artificial intelligence (AI) now underpins nearly every part of its...

Interviews & Exclusives
Social Media Overhaul Platforms to Separate AI Content

November 04, 2025
Generative artificial intelligence content now accounts for 57% of all online material, a shift that is forcing social media platforms to restructure their systems to handle the growing influence of generative AI. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional […]

Boomers Lead Gen Z in Impulse Buys From Influencers

July 24, 2025
Social media influencers captivate audiences and drive purchases for more than half of consumers in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

GenAI Cracks the Code on Visual Search and Shopping at Pinterest

May 20, 2025
The promise of generative artificial intelligence is beginning to crack visual search, one of eCommerce’s most stubborn puzzles. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Likes, Shares, Revenue: How SMBs Are Winning Big on Social

May 19, 2025
Social media’s reach has brought influencers, tweets and videos to mobile devices, changing the face of commerce and the ways businesses, particularly small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), can drive sales....

Quick Reads
TikTok Says New Joint Venture Will Enable Continued US Operations

December 18, 2025
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have signed agreements with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture that will enable the app to continue operating in the United States, according to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no […]

Meta Agrees to Give EU Users More Personalized Ad Choice

December 08, 2025
Meta has agreed to offer users in Europe more choice about seeing personalized ads. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

European Commission Fines X $140M, Alleging Digital Services Act Violations

December 05, 2025
The European Commission fined social platform X 120 million euros (about $140 million), saying it breached the Digital Services Act’s transparency rules, according to a Friday (Dec. 5) press release....

Cloudflare Outage Darkens Vast Portions of the Web

November 18, 2025
Cloudflare has resolved an outage that shut down multiple high-profile websites on Tuesday (Nov. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...