The Telegraph
The Information Commissioner's Office has announced it is including Facebook in an investigation to how UK citizens' data was misused for political parties, "The Telegraph" reports. The investigation will look at the data practices of 30 companies.
BBC
The BBC reveals it has learned that of the 87m Facebook users caught up in the Cambridge Analytica data leak, just over a million are from the UK.
Sky News
The four British mobile phone networks, plus a new entrant, have splashed out GBP1.35bn on a mobile spectrum auction that provides the frequencies required to roll out 5G services, Sky News reports.
The Times
"The Times" has been speaking to Sir Martin Sorrell supporters at WPP who claim the company's boardroom is split and some top executives want to get rid of him. The claim is denied by a a WPP spokesperson who counters that a whistleblower brought an accusation of bad behaviour to the board and it was compelled to investigate.
Campaign
The ASA has rapped Amazon on the knuckles for misleading pricing that could have given the impression that deals offered last summer were better than they really were. "Campaign" reveals that the ASA found Amazon was comparing its prices to recommended retail prices, which may have exaggerated the "savings" on offer.
Campaign
An interesting article in "Campaign" this morning speculates who the "runners and riders" are in the race to replace Sir Martin Sorrell if a boardroom investigation leads to his dismissal. Mark Read, the global head of Wunderman, is the site's top pick with a nod to WPP's first UK country manager, Karen Blackett, as another potential replacement.
Press Gazette
Journalists at "The Independent" revealed yesterday that they are very unhappy about their title being the only UK newspaper not to report its gender pay gap, as it is compelled by law to do, "Press Gazette" revealed.
The Guardian
Sir Martin Sorrell is being investigated by the WPP holding group he runs over allegations of misuse of company assets and improper conduct, "The Guardian" reveals.
Sky News
Sky News is reporting that in a turbulent debut which saw its stock price immediately rise 25% before settling down, Spotify ended the day valued at $30bn.
NetImperative
Hitwise data reveals that nearly two years after the UK voted to leave the EU, the top searches for the subject are still "What is Brexit?" and "When is Brexit?". According to Netimperative, the research also showed the past few weeks have seen a 44% increase in searches for information related to Irish passport applications.