The European Commission is funding a drive to help member states better understand and combat the problem of Russian-backed trolls and bots in a bid to protect the integrity of European elections. "The Guardian" reports that the EC is accusing the Kremlin of spending $1bn a year spreading disinformation in Europe.

Sir Martin Sorrell has told "Sky News" that he is now "2-0 up" in the battle with his former company, which "electrocuted" him -- but is adamant that he is not out for revenge. He claims the "train set" is three-quarters built and there may be more room for S4C to invest further in content.

The CEO of the newly merged VMLY&R, Jon Sharpe, has resigned. "The Drum" reports he was the subject of an internal investigation into his conduct.

MPs have published a series of Facebook documents that the BBC claims shows the social media platform was considering giving a selection of developers access to users' data, including data related to friends -- even though the social media giant said it no longer did this. Facebook has denied wrongdoing, claiming "the facts are clear: we've never sold people's data."

"Campaign" reports that as a result of Ogilvy UK's voluntary redundancy offer, nearly 50 have taken up the offer to leave the company.

A group of campaigners attempting to sue Google over the "Safari Workaround", which it claims breached their privacy rights, will appeal a decision by the High Court to dismiss their case, "The Telegraph" reports.

WPP is one of a number of "repeat offenders" The Investment Association is threatening to name and shame in a list of companies that have for two years or more faced significant shareholder revolts over executive pay which have resulted in no action, "The Times" reports.

Last year Google was the top company to work for in the UK, but now Wired reports that Glassdoor's annual review of the best employers has seen the tech giant plummet to 13th position. Apple has also seen a major fall from 9th position to 43rd and Facebook doesn't even make the top 50.

Iceland's "Rang-Tan" tv advert, which can't be broadcast, has won Christmas according to Kantar. Amazon is a close second, while John Lewis and Elton John were deemed to have scored poorly on relevance and persuasiveness, "Campaign" reports.

The BBC has cancelled its proposal to host a leaders' debate on Brexit this Sunday, making it far more likely that if the event happens, it will be on ITV, "The Guardian" reports. The BBC had been proposing that a wider group of experts take part in the debate rather than a head-to-head debate put forward by ITV.