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• YouTube Alters Partner Program Eligibility, Vows All Google Preferred Videos Will Be Human-Verified
• YouTube Will Use Human, Technological Methods To Vet Premium Ad Tier Google Preferred

  YouTube will vet the Google Preferred catalog it presents to advertisers through both human and technological safeguards.

  
• Snapchat Reportedly Weighing Integration Of 3-Second Skippable Pre-Roll Ads

  Snapchat may be looking to take a page out of the YouTube playbook with three-second pre-roll ads that will then offer users the option to skip.

  
• After The Adpocalypse, JP Morgan Created Its Own YouTube Ad Safety Tool

  While JP Morgan previously paused its YouTube spend at the outset of the Adpocalypse, it has since resumed its spend on 3,000 total channels.

  
• Facebook Will Test Long-Eschewed Pre-Roll Ads In Watch, Alters Format For Mid-Rolls
• Refinery29 Lays Off 34 Employees Amid “Challenging” Year For Digital Media
• Instagram Removes Stories Ad With Hair Strand To Trick Users Into Swiping Up
• Dude Perfect, Melissa McCarthy Among Stars Of YouTube’s Top Ten Ads Of 2017
• YouTube Will Reportedly Make Advertisers Pay More To Ensure Placement On Top-Level Videos
• Christa Carone To Oversee Sales, Marketing, and Data As Group Nine’s New President
• Behind The Brand Deal: Dulce Candy
• BuzzFeed To Lay Off Roughly 100 Staffers Amid Missed Revenue Goals