Rising Ballers: From Foden DMs to Nike campaigns and multi-million revenue April 21, 2025 How three friends turned the Rising Ballers Instagram account into a lucrative content business, via Phil Foden, Jamal Edwards, Iliman Ndiaye and some big life decisions. Jamie Pollitt vividly remembers the day that changed his life. He was spending more time on his hobby – a social media account showcasing promising young footballers – than [...]
Will Zuckerberg have to sell WhatsApp and Instagram? April 14, 2025 Meta Platforms heads to trial on Monday in a landmark antitrust case that could force chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to sell Instagram and WhatsApp – two pillars of its $1.3 trillion (£1 trillion) empire. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has alleged that Meta, then Facebook, illegally bought Instagram in 2012, and WhatsApp two years later, [...]
Rory Sutherland: ‘I now understand how teenage celebrities feel like’ April 3, 2025 Spend enough time scrolling through on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram these days and it’s won’t take long for you to come across the most unlikely social media sensation of the last couple of years – Rory Sutherland. This 59-year-old Cambridge graduate and advertising executive has become a well-known face ever since an enterprising film student [...]
UK has become the epicentre of WhatsApp scams in Europe April 1, 2025 The UK has become the epicentre of WhatsApp scams in Europe, with British consumers losing more money on the platform than in any other country. Analysis compiled by Revolut revealed that in 2024, WhatsApp fraud accounted for 21 per cent of all reported scams in the UK, with victims losing an average of £2,437 per [...]
Elon Musk is wrong – we must never ‘move beyond’ the Holocaust January 27, 2025 Elon Musk addressed an AfD rally on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day and said there was too much focus on Germany’s past. The rise of populism combined with the consolidation of the power of big tech should worry us all, says Jack Mendel This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day falls in the immediate aftermath of [...]
Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft: The £30bn legal headache for Big Tech January 16, 2025 Headlines have been popping about class actions in the UK with the main target on the other side, Big Tech firms. But why them?
Meta oversight co-chair: ‘Huge problems’ with Zuckerberg changes January 8, 2025 The co-chair of Meta’s oversight board has said there are “huge problems” with some of the changes Mark Zuckerberg has announced to the social media platforms’ content moderation, adding that members of the board are “not on board” with many of the reforms. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who, as well as her role with Meta’s independent oversight [...]
Zuckerberg’s Meta drops fact checking filters in return to ‘free speech’ January 7, 2025 Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced that it will end its third-party fact-checking program, replacing it with a community-driven approach akin to X’s ‘community notes’. The decision comes as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg seeks to repair ties with newly elected President Donald Trump, with the company also recently pledging $1m to Trump’s [...]
Ofcom launches review as online news overtakes TV for first time September 10, 2024 Ofcom’s annual study shows that 71 per cent of adults in the UK now get their news online, just pipping the 70 per cent that get it on the box.
Use of Tiktok and Reddit for financial advice soars among Gen Z and Millennial investors July 15, 2024 The use of Tiktok and Reddit for investment ideas from young investors has skyrocketed, as Gen Z and Millennials increasingly turn to social media for financial advice.