Forbes reveals top 30 social media influencers
Forbes has released its first-ever “Top Influencers” global list, compiling the most popular social media icons from three categories Beauty, Fitness, and Home.
Teens ditching smaller social networks for Snapchat and Instagram
Teens are now bunching their social network activity around four main social networks: Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and have stopped using smaller ones such as Kik or Tumblr, according to new research.
Trump signs bill repealing US internet privacy rules
President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Monday that officially repeals US broadband privacy rules.
Oculus Rift inventor quits Facebook team after Trump controversy
Palmer Luckey, the inventor of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, has left Facebook following the news that he financially backed an organisation that supported Donald Trump and created anti-Hillary Clinton memes.
UK retail customer experience failing to improve: 50% of queries left unanswered
Customer experience provided by UK retailers is not improving, leaving consumers increasingly frustrated, according to new research.
US senate votes to allow ISPs to sell consumer data
The US senate took the first step Thursday toward blocking rules that would restrict how some big tech companies share and sell personal data, a controversial move that has large implications for online privacy.
Twitter mulls paid-for version to boost flagging revenues
Twitter is considering the launch of a premium version of its Tweetdeck platform, raising the possibility that it could run a subscription service for the first time.
Facebook tackles fake news with ‘fact check’ alerts
Facebook has launched a new feature designed to discourage users form sharing false or “disputed” news.
Global online ad fraud will cost industry $16.4bn in 2017
The cost of global online ad fraud could reach $16.4bn this year, with advertisers set to lose more than twice as much as previous estimates suggested, according to new research.
Big brands pull Google ads over extremist content fears
M&S has become the latest brand to “pause” its Google ads over fears it is appearing next to extremist content, following similar decisions from McDonald’s, L’Oreal, Tesco, major banks and the UK government.