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    Christina Thompson joins Mill+ as exec producer

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    NEW YORK --

    The Mill has added Christina Thompson to the New York Mill+ team as executive producer.

    Building on her extensive experience both on the agency and production sides, in addition to her knowledge of VFX, Thompson will be a driving force in the development of The Mill’s end-to-end production offering in New York. 

    Thompson started her career as a producer at Ogilvy, where she managed large scale productions for brands such as American Express, Kraft & Dupont. She then made her way to the West Coast to work on the postproduction side of advertising, producing for The Mill in Los Angeles. 

    During her previous tenure at The Mill, Thompson cultivated relationships with big brands such as Nike, Old Spice and Facebook, before joining The Brooklyn Brothers creative agency as head of production. 

    Zu Al Kadiri, executive producer for Mill+, said of Thompson, “Her wealth of agency experience, coupled with her time working with The Mill is a huge asset as we continue to manage the dizzying array of Mill+ linear content and emerging technology opportunities coming our way.” 




    Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta

    Friday, November 22, 2024

    The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

    The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.

    The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.

    Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.

    Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.

    Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.

    Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.

    Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.

    The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More

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