WhatsApp is banning under-16s from using its platform in the European Union, as the Facebook-owned messaging service looks to comply with upcoming new data privacy rules.

Advertisers spent £476 million more on smartphone video ads in 2017, making it the fastest-growing online ad format, according to new research.

Marketers at major multinationals have a significantly greater awareness of the GDPR with one month to go until the EU’s deadline for compliance, but half of marketers are not regarded as fully aware of the implications for future campaigns, according to new research.

Japanese messaging app Line has launched new AR gaming features to its messaging app and a range of new emoji as it looks to boost engagement.

Amazon has launched a new service that gives its couriers access to a person’s vehicle to leave package deliveries inside.

Facebook has come under fresh criticism over people’s privacy, after a BBC report looks into claims that the social network considered profiling user personalities in order to better target adverts.

Just 10% of Brits are now likely to pay in cash, with London seeing the highest proportion of card transactions while Bristol is the contactless Capital, according to new research.

WFA Manifesto calls on brands to adopt mindset of ‘people-first’ over ‘data first’ around the world when processing people’s data.

UK health secretary Jeremy Hunt has accused social media networks of “turning a blind eye to a generation of young people” by failing to protect them when using their platforms online.

UK ad viewability levels have hit their highest level since records began back in the second quarter of 2014, according to new research.