The big problem with political advertising on social media November 11, 2019 With the upcoming UK General Election, the primaries for the Democratic presidential nominee in the US, and the race for the White House next year, politics is once again centre stage. Candidates on both sides of the Atlantic will be turning once more to political advertising to win over voters – and one area of [...]
California demands Facebook hand over documents in state investigation November 6, 2019 California is investigating Facebook’s disclosure of user data to Cambridge Analytica, it emerged in a court filing demanding the firm respond to a subpoena. Facebook is already being investigated by 47 states in the US. Some have raised concerns that Facebook and other tech giants engage in anti-competitive practices, expose consumer data to thieves and [...]
Mark Zuckerberg defends political ads on Facebook after Twitter ban October 31, 2019 Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has defended his decision to allow political advertising as the social network after Twitter boss Jack Dorsey threw down the gauntlet over the issue. Read more: Twitter pulls all political advertising as voters support regulation Dorsey announced yesterday that all paid-for political advertising would be banned on Twitter, [...]
Digital ad group the Ozone Project signs up Stylist as it fights back against tech giants October 31, 2019 Digital advertising marketplace the Ozone Project has announced a new partnership with the Stylist Group as it expands its roster of publishers. The female-focused lifestyle publisher, which will also represent the digital newspaper titles of parent company DC Thomson, will be the fifth organisation to join Ozone’s platform. Read more: Magazine publisher TI Media narrows [...]
Twitter pulls all political advertising as voters support regulation October 30, 2019 Twitter tonight announced that all paid-for political advertising would be banned from its platform from 22 November in a move that will pile pressure on Facebook to do the same. Writing on the platform, founder Jack Dorsey wrote: “A political message earns reach when people decide to follow an account or retweet. Paying for reach [...]
Emerging markets need more say on digital currencies like Libra, says Chinese official October 28, 2019 Governments in emerging markets should be given a greater say in the regulation of digital currencies such as Facebook Libra that could facilitate illegal capital flows and disrupt foreign exchange management, said a senior Chinese official. China has been moving to embrace financial technologies such as blockchain, and is preparing to launch its own digital [...]
Facebook announces launch of Facebook News October 25, 2019 Facebook has announced the launch of Facebook News, a new platform that will highlight news based on how relevant it is to individual users. In a blog post, Facebook’s vice president for global news partnerships said “Facebook News was built to bring people closer to the stories that affect their lives. We’ll continue to learn, [...]
‘I actually don’t know if Libra’s going to work’: Congress grills Zuckerberg over Facebook’s digital currency plans October 23, 2019 Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has appeared before Congress to defend the social media giant’s controversial proposed digital currency, Libra. Zuckerberg told US lawmakers that Facebook would not support Libra launching before the stablecoin has won the approval of all US financial regulators. Read more: Bitcoin falls to lowest level since June amid Libra concerns [...]
Bitcoin falls to lowest level since June amid Libra concerns October 23, 2019 Bitcoin has tumbled eight per cent as concerns mount over cryptocurrencies ahead of Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before Congress this afternoon. Zuckerberg is set to be questioned on Libra, Facebook’s proposed digital currency, from 3pm UK time. Regulators and lawmakers from around the world have raised concerns about the possibility of Libra being used [...]
Banks could drop Facebook over Libra, ING head warns October 22, 2019 Banks could have to cut ties with Facebook if it launches Libra without first addressing regulators’ concerns over the possibility of the digital currency being used for money laundering, the head of ING was warned. Chief executive Ralph Hamers said banks such as ING act as “gatekeeper to the financial system”, and told the Financial [...]