800 staffers want USA Today Co. to walk away from Palantir
Unionized employees at 31 USA Today Co. newsrooms say the Palantir deal creates a conflict of interest and threatens reader data security.
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Publishers Turn to AI ‘Honeypots’ to Fight Content Scraping
As AI companies continue collecting web data for training, publishers are testing digital traps designed to waste crawlers’ time and make large-scale scraping more expensive.
Can you trust Dataminr with your breaking news workflow?
An AI alerting system promises to surface emergencies faster than any human can scroll, but newsrooms still shoulder the burden of verification and ethical use.
What you need to know about Admiral’s data security
Before you trust Admiral with visitor email addresses and behavioral data, here's what to check about encryption, access controls, and compliance certifications.
Why newsrooms choose Admiral for first-party data collection
As third-party cookies disappear and privacy regulations tighten, publishers need affordable ways to collect visitor data. Admiral offers a first-party data solution that starts at $50 per month—but is budget pricing enough?
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How Golf.com built a first-party data engine with giveaways using Admiral
The sports publication discovered that free golf gear—clubs, trolleys, apparel—could do more than engage readers. It could build a sustainable first-party data strategy on a small newsroom budget.
Should publishers trust Utopia Analytics with comment data? It depends
The Finnish AI moderation platform promises GDPR compliance—but publishers need to ask harder questions before signing.
What newsrooms need to know about BlueConic security before signing a contract
The customer data platform delivers real results but consolidates reader information in ways that demand careful due diligence.
Google’s AI Inbox reads every message you receive. Source protection just got more complicated
News organizations should decide now which accounts get AI features and which stay manual
What publishers need to know about TollBit’s data handling
Before implementing TollBit, publishers need answers about data handling, retention policies, and GDPR compliance.