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Web Ad Blocking – is it Ethical?

PRSay

The technology prevents ads from appearing on your computer screen, iPads, smart phones and other platforms. Is ad-blocking ethical? The Web is not free, it never was. Those that favor ad blocking say that Web ads are abusive, annoying, distracting and time-consuming and therefore ad blocking is a legitimate defensive measure.

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Cyber Tech brings Intrigue, Ethical Challenges to PR

Flack's Revenge

The field of cybersecurity technology is a different animal, however. It can bring the cloaks, daggers and pose ethical challenges for PR teams, vendors and journalists alike. What are the journalistic and ethical considerations? ‘I think this makes the ethical calculus for journalists much more complex.’

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Definers Saga and the State of PR Ethics

Flack's Revenge

I’m always interested in topics related to my profession, PR, and the industry we serve, technology. It made me think of broader questions about PR ethics, which I’ve explored before here, and the state of communications today. Some may think “PR ethics” is an oxymoron. Firm Brought Political Trickery to Tech.

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The Role of PR in Transforming Consumer Finance

5W PR

From intimidation to inclusion For many years, the financial services industry was wrapped in an intricate web of complexity. Advocating user-friendly technology The surge of digital banking demands crystal clear communication about the user journey.

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Web Ad Blocking – is it Ethical?

PRSay

The technology prevents ads from appearing on your computer screen, iPads, smart phones and other platforms. According to Econsultancy, there are today more than 144 million active ad block users around the globe. It is a fast growing trend – ad blocking grew globally by 41% last year.

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Status report: artificial intelligence (AI) in public relations

Wadds Inc.

The technology has developed slowly over the past ten years following innovation in data processing and natural language development, but then incredibly quickly in the past 12 months. The launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI put AI in the hands of anyone with a web browser. It was rapidly followed by Anthropic Claude 2 and Google Bard.

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AI adoption in public relations limited, so far

Wadds Inc.

Anyone with a web browser can ask the tool to generate text, role play or perform creative tasks. The issue is compounded by tightening budgets within agencies and communication teams. Public relations practitioners recognise the opportunity to advocate within organisations for the moral and ethical concerns related to AI.

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