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Pride organizations are adjusting to operating without some longtime sponsors after again struggling to secure big brands’ support for their annual events celebrating LGBTQ rights.

Taco Bell, DoorDash and Cricket Wireless have used the marketing tactic, but in some cases it has raised questions about the authenticity of viral moments.

Patrick Coffee AI-generated product demonstrations, makeup applications and dress twirls are spreading on TikTok Shop, raising tensions among creators, brands and the platform itself.

Alexa and Sparky provided information on sellers’ made-in-America claims after initially stating that they couldn’t access that information.

AI shopping chatbots created by Amazon and Walmart often sideline “Made in USA” product data on their platforms, according to a new report from a policy center co-founded by former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan.

The platform recently introduced an anti-slop button and soon will let users know when others think they’re starting to sound like bots.

LinkedIn, for the record, is well aware of the slop. To stem the flow of artificially-produced “thought leadership” and other content on

Crocs on Thursday is introducing a new member of its marketing team: a smiling, 6-foot crocodile mascot named Niles.

Marketers see opportunity in jargon derived from ‘looksmaxxing’ despite its association with extreme behaviors.

Advertisers are bending over backwards to fit “maxxing” into their marketing.