Outrage over the banning of Iceland's "Rang-Tang" ad has led to be it being viewed more than 30m times, "Campaign" reports. Celebrities have encouraged people to watch the ad, which was banned because it was considered too political because it was commissioned and originally run as part of a Greenpeace campaign.

The former leader of the English Defence League, Tommy Robinson, has revealed that PayPal will no longer allow him to use the platform. The BBC reports thousands of concerned Britons had signed petitions to financial services providers to cut off online funding for the right-wing campaigner.

"The Drum" brings good news today from the world of music publishing with a feature about how the NME was written off by many when it went online only, but is now on target to break its financial targets due to a rise in traffic.

Direct Line Group has kept faith with MRM McCann for its below the line activity, "Campaign" reports.

"Press Gazette" has been crunching the numbers in the latest AA/Warc ad expenditure figures, and came to the conclusion that although digital growth is impressive for regional newspapers, print losses mean titles will still lose 8% of revenue this year.

"Sky News" has a sober warning for marketers hoping the latest figures showing that a 0.6% growth in the economy in Q3 will predict a good Christmas. The truth is that July was a great month, due to the World Cup and warm weather. However, August and September flatlined, and this could spell a "cold winter" ahead as business investment and consumer confidence remains low.

"The Drum" is reporting on industry rumours that Sir Martin Sorrell's S4C is considering a $200m purchase of Mightyhive, the San Francisco-based advertising agency. It would be S4C's second purchase, having recently bought Amsterdam-based MediaMonks for EUR300m.

Facebook has delayed vetting of political advertisers, "Sky News" reports. The social media giant is claiming it needs to increase the robustness of its authorisation system because people had been "gaming" the system by entering inaccurate details.

According to AA/Warc figures, UK ad spend has grown for the twentieth quarter in a row, "The Drum" reports. The report has upgraded projections for UK ad spend to increase by 6.3% in 2018 and by 4.9% in 2019.

The Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has told MPs the time for self-regulation is over and that a levy on social media platforms is a "fine idea," "Press Gazette" reports.