#EconTwitter#MarketingTwitter2/ We looked into Spotify’s subscriber and revenue numbers in the US and found a null boycott effect: Spotify’s subscribers continued to grow at a rate statistically indistinguishable from the pre-controversy trend.
Feb 19, 2022 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
1/ Is more privacy always better in digital advertising ecosystems?
Evidence is rapidly accumulating, suggesting that stricter privacy controls exacerbate inequality between large and small businesses.
Quick thread on recent papers that highlight this asymmetry
2/ @garjoh_canuck, Scott Shriver, and @samgarvingold find that stricter privacy controls hurt small vendors disproportionately, increasing market concentration and, thus, benefiting large players.