Facebook fights off criticism to beat profit expectations
Facebook saw its stock rise by more than three per cent after beating expectations in the third quarter as it continues to fight its constant criticism from governments and the public.
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“It must be earned, not bought”: Twitter to ban all paid political ads
Twitter has taken the controversial step to ban political advertising from its platform, just weeks before the UK holds a general election.
Facebook agrees to pay £500k fine over political data scandal
Facebook has agreed to pay a £500,000 fine imposed by the UK’s data protection watchdog for its role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
UK adspend forecast to grow 5% following search boost
UK advertising spend will grow by 5% in 2019 to reach £24.74bn, according to the latest Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure Report.
Facebook partners publishers for separate ‘News’ tab
Facebook plans to roll out its News tab across US markets as it looks to retain users on its ever-growing platform.
Zuckerberg vs Congress: Facebook CEO grilled on fake news and Libra currency
US lawmakers have criticised Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg about the firm’s policy not to fact check political ads in the upcoming 2020 US election.
Nearly half of holidaymakers spend longer researching a holiday than the duration of the trip itself
There is a big opportunity for marketers to reach holiday markers during their online research stage, with many shoppers using social media influencers to reach a decision, according to a new study.
Twitter fail: Innocent Drinks warns fans not to drink conkers after recipe joke backfires
Innocent Drinks has been forced to tweet a series of warning messages after it sent out a joke message about Conker smoothies- a concoction that could kill people if consumed.
Facebook targets Russia and Iran in further efforts to reduce election manipulation
In a fresh push to boost the integrity of the platform, Facebook has shut down Iranian and Russian accounts running election misinformation networks. The change will affect both Facebook and Instagram, as the social media giant prepares for the lucrative US election campaign. Facebook is also increasing transparency of who advertises and what their messages are by changing how its ad library works. Democracy campaigners hope these changes in the US part of the platform will soon be echoed across Europe.
Rugby World Cup social media engagement grows 261% since start of tournament
The Rugby World Cup quarter-final is taking place this weekend in Japan and the 2019 tournament has been breaking TV viewing rating, while its social media growth is making it increasingly valuable to advertisers, according to new research.