TNB Tech Minute: Meta Escalates Its Feud With Apple
WSJ Tech News Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 15 February 2024
⏱️ 2 minutes
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| 0:34.4 | Meta has published instructions giving advertisers a way to avoid paying a |
| 0:39.2 | service charge to Apple. The work around applies specifically to boosted posts, a type of advertisement |
| 0:44.8 | that Meta allows users to purchase directly on their smartphones to amplify the reach of |
| 0:48.8 | their content. Later this month, Meta will begin charging US advertisers who purchase boosted posts from apps on iPhones and iPads |
| 0:56.4 | and added 30% surcharge that will be paid to Apple. |
| 1:00.5 | Senators are calling on the US Food and Drug Administration to take action against the marketing of prescription drugs on social media, particularly by telehealth companies. |
| 1:09.0 | In a letter to the FDA Commissioner, two senators criticized the agency for not updating its guidance on |
| 1:14.8 | prescription drug promotion on social media for about a decade. |
| 1:18.0 | An FDA spokesman said the FDA will respond directly to the Senators. |
| 1:22.0 | A meta spokesman said advertisers are responsible the FDA will respond directly to the senators. |
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