UK November 15

Thanks to a protracted rollout, Apple’s crackdown on in-app tracking has come into force more gradually than expected. This has tended to obscure the impact of the new restrictions. But after a first full quarter, it has become clearer that it will rattle, squeeze, and throttle the flow of ad dollars online. Read more below.

• It is Apple, not supply chain woes, that online advertising businesses seemed most concerned by going into the home stretch of 2021.
• Whether it’s rearranging your workload, getting out of the corporate world, or consulting an app for advice, there’s no quick fix to learning to say no.
• A handful of heads of investment at major media agencies say that despite a soft Q4 scatter market, there’s a sense 2022 will still be a strong year for TV and digital. More in this Digiday+ Media Buying Briefing.
• The fifth ComplexCon featured many of the hallmarks of its pre-pandemic incarnations, and even the COVID-related changes did not diminish the event’s appeal for attendees, as documented in a video produced by Digiday.
• During their time as an accessibility and sensitivity designer in gaming, Joanna Blackhart has seen the best and worst sides of the industry.