Match.com suspends all UK ads after malware warning
Malicious adverts have been found on the UK version of the online dating website Match.com, leaving users vulnerable to computer viruses.
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Google Chrome blocks auto-playing Flash ads
Google’s Chrome browser has started blocking some internet adverts that use Adobe’s Flash technology, joining many major web platforms now phasing out the dated video software.
Moshi Monsters ‘pressured kids into spending money’ –ASA
Two popular free-to play kids games, Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils, have been forced to alter their in-game messaging after the ASA ruled the wording was “direct exhortations to buy a membership package”.
Twitter blocks politician blunder tracking site
Twitter has shut off access to 31 accounts that chronicled and archived the deleted tweets of politicians, diplomats and embassies around the world.
Spotify’s ‘creepy’ new privacy policy tracks user movement
Spotify has come under fire for a new privacy policy that collects user’s contacts, photos and media files from their phone and even tracks their movements.
Mumsnet founder suffers ‘swat attack’ in home
The founder of the Mumsnet website has become a victim of a so -called ‘swatting attack’ as hackers tricked armed police into raiding her home. Justine Roberts claimed an armed response team were called to her house in London in the middle of the night last week after police received reports of a gunman prowling … [Read more…]
Ashley Madison data dump: Millions of adulterers exposed online
Hackers who stole the personal and private details of users of adultery dating website Ashely Madison claim to have released the data on to the internet.
IAB finally dumps Flash for HTML5 as video ad standard
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has updated its video ad guidelines, urging advertisers to stop using Adobe Flash in favour of HTML5 technology.
Native ad rules get stricter as vloggers blur lines between ads and content
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has issued new guidance for vloggers who promote products online, following a series of controversial YouTube advertorials in recent months.
IAB to tackle ‘5 biggest issues in digital’
The IAB has begun a new initiative to tackle what it has defines as the five biggest issues in digital at the moment, including brand safety, viewability, fraud, (ad verification issues) and ad blocking and privacy.