Google threatens to quit Australia search market
Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation’s attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers.
Ad fraud: Criminal bots rinse companies out of £700k a year
Criminals are defrauding advertisers out of their ad spend, with brands losing up to $700k a year and agencies losing $200k a year to criminal gangs using bots for fake clicks, according to new research.
WEF warning: The world needs to wake up to long-term risks
In 2020, the world saw the catastrophic effects of ignoring long-term risks such as pandemics, now an immediate risk according to the Global Risks Report 2021 released today.
Google and Facebook accused of limiting ad competition with ‘sweetheart deal’- report
Google and Facebook have been accused of striking a deal to limit competition in advertising, according to a news report.
WhatsApp extends update deadline amid privacy concerns
WhatsApp is extending the date to accept its new terms and conditions to May 15 from the previous date of February 8.
Biden to restart @POTUS Twitter account (with zero followers)
Joe Biden has launched a new Twitter account @PresElectBiden, after it was revealed the incoming US leader will not retain all the followers on the official @POTUS account.
Twitter-rival Parler removed from tech firm’s platforms
Social media platform Parler has been shut out of Amazon, Apple and Google over ‘threats of violence’, following the attacks on Capitol Hill after a Trump rally last week.
Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump’s account due to ‘incitement of violence’
Twitter has permanently suspended President Trump from its platform, the company said Friday evening.
Facebook and Twitter remove Trump video about Capitol riots
Facebook and Twitter have removed posts from President Donald Trump addressing his supporters who stormed the Capitol Building, followsing widespread condemnation of the platforms’ lack of action in the lead up to the violence in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Nearly 70% of Brits’ don’t trust public authorities with personal data
Spain and Ireland trust public authorities with their personal data the least in Europe, according to new research.
Data and privacy issues ‘remain the leading cause of complaints’
Issues around data management and privacy are the biggest concerns in 2019/20, according to the Data and Marketing Commission’s (DMC) latest Annual Report.
In conversation with Peter Sunde: the man who went to prison for his company
Would you go to prison for a company that you didn’t earn money from? Well, Peter Sunde did just that. As part of the Web Masters podcast series, the founder of Pirate Bay talks about his controversial past.
TikTok and Whatsapp privacy policies ‘among hardest to understand’
Nearly one in ten (87% ) of people accept privacy policies without reading them, which can take over 47 minutes to read fully and are full of jargon, according to new research.
UK plans to ban all online junk food advertising to tackle obesity
Online adverts for fatty, sugary and salty food could be banned under new proposals set out by the UK government, but the plans have been criticised for going to far.
IPO shock: Jack Ma’s blockbuster Ant float suspended by China
The much- hyped listing of Ant Group, a financial technology firm founded by Alibaba’s Jack Ma, has been suspended by the Chinese government citing “major issues”.
US election: Biden overtakes Trump in Google search popularity
Despite trailing Donald Trump’s campaign website in Google search visibility for many months, in recent weeks Biden’s site joebiden.com has improved its organic search performance while donaldjtrump.com has nosedived according to new research.
Marriott fines £18.4m by ICO for ‘failing to keep customers’ personal data secure’
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Marriott International £18.4 million for breaches to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Analysis reveals two key reasons behind 65% of GDPR fines
Two key issues – unsecured data and lack of appropriate security – are behind 65% of all GDPR fines issued against European organisations to date, totalling £482m in penalties, according to new research.
Marketing fail: UK government criticised for ‘crass’ ad advising ballerina to retrain in IT
The UK government has been forced to apologise over a ‘crass’ advertising campaign which suggested a ballet dancer could “reboot” their career by moving into cyber security.
Facebook and Twitter clamp down on ‘potentially harmful’ Trump posts
Trump’s social media posts about coronavirus have been flagged by both Facebook and Twitter for spreading ‘potentially harmful information’.