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Mobile games industry: multiple hiring moves

A jobs digest reports hiring and internal promotions across the mobile games sector. Notable appointments include Maggy Katz and William Hughes at Scopely; Jose Saarniniemi at Metacore to lead Merge Mansion; Michael Scalzitti at Electronic Arts; Yoji Hirano at Roblox for developer relations in Japan; and multiple hires at Apple Arcade, Zynga, Outfit7, Fateless Games, Miniclip, Google, Blizzard, Unity, King, Motorsport Games, Duolingo, Anzu and others. The piece lists many senior and junior roles — product, marketing, monetisation, communications, commercial and C-suite hires — and names new board members at the UK trade body TIGA. The article is a recruitment roundup rather than reporting on product launches or financial events.

Healthline's $1.55M Fine: A Cautionary Tale for Publishers

A California attorney general settlement with Healthline fines the digital health publisher $1.55 million under the CCPA for privacy violations, marking the first publisher enforcement and the largest CCPA penalty to date. The complaint alleges Healthline ignored consumer opt-out requests for targeted ads, failed to provide clear disclosures, and shared health information with third parties without proper consent. Investigations described Healthline’s use of tracking pixels and cookies across its network that transmitted article titles to third parties, with some titles potentially revealing health conditions. As part of the settlement, Healthline must stop sharing article titles that imply health conditions with third parties, honor Global Privacy Control signals, maintain a privacy compliance program, and update its disclosures and privacy policy. The piece places Healthline’s case in the broader context of prior CCPA actions against Sephora, DoorDash, Tilting Point, and Todd Snyder.

Tilting Point Launches $150m UA Fund to Invest in Mobile Games

Tilting Point has announced the launch of a $150 million user acquisition fund aimed at boosting mobile games.