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Ticketmaster clamps down on touts with Seatwave and GetMeIn closure

August 13, 2018

Ticketmaster is shutting down its secondary resale sites Seatwave and GetMeIn in a bid to combat touts selling tickets at hugely inflated prices.

Video viral of the week: Security team hack into family’s Alexa

August 10, 2018

As one of the most dominant smart devices on the market, do we really know what, and who, we’re welcoming into our homes when purchasing a secondhand Amazon Echo? In this video, online security experts vpnMentor investigated the accessibility of Amazon Echo by hacking into one unsuspecting family’s device – highlighting how easily it could … [Read more…]

Mars pulls all ads from YouTube amid drill music controversy

August 7, 2018

Mars has removed all advertising from YouTube after the confectionery firm’s ads appeared alongside drill music videos on the streaming platform, which have been linked to violent crime in London.

Hate content ban: YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and Apple clamp down on Infowars host

August 7, 2018

Online media giants including Google and Facebook are to restrict content from Alex Jones, a right wing political pundit, and his blog Infowars, for breaching their guidelines in a move against “hate content”.

Half of UK consumers find it difficult to know which brands to trust

August 4, 2018

Consumer trust in brands has fallen 3% year on year, and now half of UK consumers find it difficult to know which brands to trust.

Brexit: Facebook finally reveals targeted ‘Vote Leave’ ads

July 27, 2018

The targeted campaign adverts used by the Leave campaign in the Brexit referendum have been revealed by Facebook.

Facebook plans office in China (despite being blocked)

July 25, 2018

Facebook’s subsidiary in China will be an “innovation hub” to support local tech talent, ramping up its presence in the restrictive market where its social media sites remain blocked.

White paper: How does GDPR affect programmatic marketing

July 25, 2018

The IAB Europe Using Data Effectively in Programmatic White Paper (first published in November 2016) has been updated to reflect the changing nature of the European data landscape.

Facebook investigates Crimson Hexagon over data policy concerns

July 23, 2018

Facebook has suspended analytics firm Crimson Hexagon amid apparent concerns it may have carried out wide-spread surveillance of users.

EU fines Google record €4.3bn over Android app dominance

July 19, 2018

Google has been fined €4.34bn (£3.8bn) by the EU for abusing its control of the Android operating system by forcing vendors to pre-install its apps.