Australia advertisement data suggests 95% of featured talent on major locally produced advertisements are white, online retail sales remain flat for another month in Australia, and Google and Amazon in the FTC’s crosshairs as antitrust proceedings kick off. Presented and written by Ben Shepherd. Recorded Sunday 1 October 2023.

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Links from Episode 7

Feeling Seen USA - https://system1group.com/feeling-seen-usa

Create Space AU - https://advertisingcouncil.org.au/resource-hub/create-space/resources/

ABS online retail sales data - https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/retail-and-wholesale-trade/retail-trade-australia/jul-2023

FTC Amazon - https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/09/ftc-sues-amazon-illegally-maintaining-monopoly-power

Harvard Gazette on Google - https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/09/breaking-down-google-antitrust-case/