More than 30 new creators are joining Bulletin, the platform for independent writers that Facebook initially discussed in March and debuted last month.

Maven, the publisher behind brands like Sports Illustrated and TheStreet, announced this morning that it is adopting ConnectID, the first-party data solution created by Verizon Media in December, in order to offer audience targeting options to advertisers when third-party cookies disappear.

Facebook issued a Bulletin Tuesday, officially rolling out the platform for independent writers that it initially discussed in March.

Kicking third-party cookie deprecation down the road into 2023 might give marketers cause for some cheer, but, a common hallmark of Google’s updates all along remains: details are still scant, with questions outweighing answers, leaving publishers and marketers twisting in the wind.  

BuzzFeed is the latest digital media business going public via the special purpose acquisition company route, giving the publisher an implied valuation of $1.5 billion.

After a two-year negotiation with French competition watchdog Autorité de la concurrence, Google pledged to make changes to part of its ad-tech stack Google Ad Manager in order to level the playing field. It’s a move that, to some, looks like an admission of wrongdoing. And while this will likely set off a wave of developments in global antitrust cases—look no further than Google’s agreement to U.K. oversight regarding third-party cookie alternatives—there are reasons some are skeptical.

As markets around the world start reopening, CNN is getting out in front to reach decision-makers about the recovery. The WarnerMedia brand is doing so by expanding CNN International’s CNN Marketplace across regions and platforms. By adding more inventory in TV and digital, CNN International aims to add more to its bottom line, capitalizing on ad recovery.