Despite increasing regulatory volatility – as regulators and governments’ appetites for intervening in the online economy grow – digital advertising remains strong but headwinds are growing.
Non-profit organisation Public Interest SA is urging the South African government not to bend its transformation policies to accommodate the launch of Elon Musk’s Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity solution in the country.
Reportedly, Chinese government officials have been exploring the possibility of Elon Musk taking control of TikTok in the U.S., as a means to keep the app available to American users, if the government’s forced sell-off bill is upheld by the Supreme Court, as expected, this week.