9/26/25: Pinterest Presents Live Event, Paid (No Ads) Facebook & a Chance to Test Your Reflexes
- HK Digital
- Sep 26
- 2 min read
HK Digital Paid Media Industry News, Updates & More
We're almost to the weekend! But first...Pinterest Presents!
Top Headlines
Pinterest Presents Live Event, Paid (No Ads) Facebook & a Chance to Test Your Reflexes
Trump clears the way for new TikTok US ownership: Why it matters Reduces near-term ban risk; brands can keep building on TikTok while monitoring governance/data changes. Keep TikTok in Q4/BFCM plans; diversify to Reels/Shorts as a hedge; watch for ad-policy or measurement shifts during the transition.
Meta rolls out “pay-or-consent” in the UK (ad-free Facebook/Instagram for a fee) Meta will offer UK users an ad-free subscription (£2.99 web / £3.99 mobile) or require consent for personalized ads—marking a major privacy/regulatory shift distinct from the EU path. Expect fresh conversations about consent UX, measurement, and audience sizes in the UK; watch for copycats.
GA4 adds direct Pinterest Ads (and Snap) cost-import integrations Google Analytics’ adds native Pinterest Ads cost import Sept 26; Snap cost import landed Sept 17 which means cleaner cross-channel ROAS/POAS comparisons inside GA4 without manual ETL. Connect Pinterest and Snap cost imports in GA4; align UTMs and campaign naming so blended reports (Non-Google cost) match ad-platform breakdowns. |
In Other News
Just when fans least expected it, 20th Century Studios has unveiled the trailer for the next installment in James Cameron's billion-dollar Avatar saga, titled Avatar: Fire and Ash. Judging by the trailer, things are getting fiery—both literally and figuratively.
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