Twitter has posted its second profitable quarter in a row, beating Wall Street estimates for revenue and monthly active users, as advertisers in Asia and other markets outside the United States embraced its video ads.

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.

YouTube’s first three-monthly “enforcement report” has revealed that the video sharing site deleted 8.3 million videos between October and December 2017 for breaching its community guidelines, with machines doing most of the work.

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.

Two Procter and Gamble brands are among the top 10 advertisers using paid influencers with fake followers, while Heinz Ketchup is the most efficient brand on Instagram with a sub-$2 CPM, according to new research.