Consumer protection groups: Social media needs to do more to block Black Friday fakes November 24, 2022 Consumer protection groups have called on social media to do more to block fake Black Friday deals as hundreds of counterfeit items are removed from Instagram. Facebook’s owner Meta and the Trading Standards said it had removed hundreds of items from the app in the run up to tomorrow’s sale. Items included potentially dangerous chargers [...]
Foxconn apologises for pay issue after iPhone factory protests November 24, 2022 Apple’s iPhone partner Foxconn has apologised for a pay-related “technical error” when hiring new staff at the Covid battered Zhengzhou plant. Protests erupted this week across the world’s biggest iPhone factory, with videos circulating on social media of workers taking action against strict lockdown measures and pay issues. Foxconn said in a statement this morning: “Our [...]
Twitter’s Brussels office exodus raises alarm bells for online safety November 24, 2022 Twitter has reportedly disbanded its entire Brussels office, as Elon Musk continues his rampage of headcount. According to initial reports from the Financial Times, Julia Mozer and Dario La Nasa, who were in charge of Twitter’s digital policy in Europe, left the company last week. The pair were reportedly instrumental to the social media company’s [...]
‘Rapidly escalating threat’: Environmental groups call for single-use vape ban November 24, 2022 Environmental groups have called for the sale of single-use e-cigarettes to be banned due their “rapidly escalating threat”. In an open letter to environment secretary Thérèse Coffey and health secretary Steve Barclay, 18 environment and health groups, including Green Alliance and RSPCA, argue that disposable vapes are “unnecessary electrical items” that contain single use plastic, [...]
Exclusive: Sky Mobile boss says Brits are holding on to old phones to save cash November 24, 2022 The boss of Sky Mobile has said people are keeping their mobile phones for double the time as the cost of living crunch sets in. Speaking with City A.M., managing director Paul Sweeney said that customers are increasingly holding onto older devices for as long as three years rather than the more standard year and [...]
eBay UK chief slams Royal Mail strikes for impact on small businesses November 24, 2022 Ebay’s UK chief has slammed posties’ strike action, saying small businesses are being caught in a “crosshairs at the very time they most need support”. Writing in City A.M., Murray Lambell said smaller e-commerce firms were the “lifeblood” of the economy and must be protected during this festive season. “The last two festive trading periods [...]
Twitter’s top advertisers leave en masse following Musk entrance November 23, 2022 Twitter’s top advertisers are leaving the social media firm en masse, as Elon Musk’s grand plans scare away marketeers. More than a third of Twitter’s top 100 marketers have not advertised on the Elon Musk site in the last two weeks, according to analysis from the Washington Post. The analysis from Pathmatics data reckons that [...]
Camelot posts record half year thanks to online boost November 23, 2022 Outgoing National Lottery operator Camelot posted its highest half-year sales this morning as soaring online sales continue to save the day. The company said that the rising number of online players offset the dwindling in-store ticket and scratchcard demand, with sales topping £4bn for the first time in its history. Despite the “difficult” retail landscape [...]
Posties reject Royal Mail’s ‘final and best offer’ as Black Friday strikes go ahead November 23, 2022 The UK postal service is facing an “Armageddon moment” as Royal Mail’s eleventh hour bid to call off Black Friday strikes fails. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) rejected Royal Mail’s “final and best” offer this afternoon, scuppering hopes that industrial action happening tomorrow and Black Friday – two of the biggest online shopping [...]
Openreach scales back UK ultrafast fibre broadband November 23, 2022 Openreach is to limit its investment in the rollout of ultrafast fibre broadband as BT pushes forward with an intense cost-cutting scheme. The telecom giant’s networking division has contacted suppliers to say it would build the network “narrower and deeper” and tighten timeframes, according to a letter seen by the Financial Times. “This will by [...]
