In-Car Advertising Backlash: BMW owners are furious after Spider-Man: Brand New Day ads started appearing on vehicle dashboards, with drivers calling it “dystopian” and “forced advertising,” as the promotion runs through Aug. 10. Media Measurement Deal: Nielsen agreed to buy DoubleVerify for about $2.15B, aiming to pair independent ad verification with Nielsen’s end-to-end measurement across TV, CTV, social, mobile and AI. AI Safety for Brands: Mistral AI launched Shieldstral 1.0 3B, an open-weights, policy-adaptive safety classifier designed to score content with a single yes/no style policy question at inference time. Child Safety Fines: A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay another $567M in a child-safety case, bringing the total to $942M, while Meta says it will appeal. Local Outdoor Ads: Bracknell Forest Council received a plan for a JCDecaux “communication hub” with a screen and defibrillator, and separately Prudhoe proposed two 48-sheet illuminated LED boards near an industrial estate. Regulatory Food Claims: India’s Delhi High Court stayed FSSAI’s ban on Dabur selling products with “100 per cent” claims, citing lack of hearing. Political Ads Scrutiny: Pakistan’s Senate panel reviewed press freedom and tobacco smuggling, while multiple reports highlight how political advertising is drawing sharper criticism and oversight.