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Facebook and Instagram Ads Push Gun Silencers Disguised as Car Parts

Experts believe the operation is based in China and relies on a drop-shipping scheme. “It’s likely just a reshipper selling controversial or illegal products,” says Zach Edwards, a senior threat researcher at cybersecurity firm Silent Push who specializes in online data ecosystems. Typically, Edwards explains, drop-shippers wait for a customer to place an order, then […]

Entertainment

AMC Networks Q3 Earnings Report 2024: Advertising, Streaming Updates

AMC Networks — the company behind such cable channel brands as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streaming services as AMC+, Acorn TV and horror streamer Shudder — reported a 10 percent drop in third-quarter U.S. advertising revenue to $133 million on Friday. It cited “linear ratings declines and a challenging ad market, partly offset by digital […]

Entertainment

U.S. Political Advertising Helps Boost Q3 for TelevisaUnivision

Gains in U.S. advertising revenue and the sale of a set of broadcasting towers helped Spanish-language giant notch increase profits in the third quarter, after the company changed its top executive in September. The broadcaster, which owns the Univision broadcast network in the U.S., said net income increased to $180.9 million in the third quarter, […]