TikTok Ads Portray App as Force for Good as US Ban Looms
In an emotional advertisement running on Facebook and Instagram over the past month, a young woman, Katie, talks about being diagnosed with an illness that resulted in kidney failure at…
The Super Bowl Ads, Ranked
Here is my annual critical ranking of the Super Bowl commercials. Included are the new, national ads that were shown during the game itself. The trends? Nothing controversial, as you…
How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now
In mid-2023, TikTok had just eluded an effort in Congress to ban the video app, the latest Houdini-like escape for the young tech company. For several years, during both Republican…