Coronavirus: Facebook Is Banning Ads That Use Misinformation And Fearmongering Tactics
Facebook is bringing the hammer down on ads that aim to profit from the coronavirus epidemic currently ravaging the world – something the American …
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2020 Will Be A Year Of Intense Scrutiny For Online Giants, UK Regulator Says
Big techs including Facebook, Amazon, and Google have come under fire by the UK regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority has said that the …
UK Advertising Standards Authority Bans BAT From Instagram Promotion
The advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned four companies which have been under scrutiny, including British American Tobacco (BAT) from advertising on Instagram and …
Data Collection: More Trouble For Google And Facebook Over Data In Europe
Once again, the advertising businesses are in the spotlight! Top antitrust regulator in Europe are investigating Google and Facebook to determine how they use …
Google Updates Its Policies On Political Adverts Worldwide
Following a series of backlash on online platforms, Google is finally extending a ban on political campaigns targeting advertising at people based on their …
Wikipedia Founder’s Ad Free Social Network “WT:Social” Surpasses 160,000 Members
Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia founder says his new social network now has over 160,000 members. “Now, WT:Social has just passed 80,000 members. We’re about to …
Twitter Will Stop Publishing Political Ads Globally From November 22nd
Twitter announced yesterday in a tweet thread by CEO Jack Dorsey that it will stop accepting political ads. In a tweet on Wednesday, he …
Over 250 Facebook Employees Are Protesting Company’s Political Ads Policies
Over the previous month, Facebook was tongue lashed by its users including public officials for allowing politicians to run just about any ads without …
Twitter Apologises For Using Email Addresses For Ad Purpose
Twitter in a statement apologised to users for unintentionally using the email addresses and phone numbers they provided for account security to enable targeted …
Mozilla Is Testing An Ad-free News Subscription For $5 A Month
Online advertising is often described as the “original house of the Internet.” getting content has always been known for free but ad tech has …
