Facebook has moved 1.5bn account holders from outside the EU to be served by Facebook Inc., in the US, rather than Ireland. The BBC is describing the move as ensuring that GDPR rules do not apply to users outside the EU who previously access the service through Ireland. Users in Africa, Australia, Asia and Latin America are affected.

TalkTalk is once again crowned by Ofcom as the most complained about British telecom, the BBC reveals. BT won the unwelcome honour of being the most complained about pay-TV service in the UK and BT and Vodafone were the mobile brands that annoyed users the most in Q4 of 217.

The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) is calling for the entire marketing and advertising industries to adopt greater levels of data transparency. Campaign reveals this includes taking the minimal amount of data from consumers and giving them great control as well as taking control of the digital marketing supply chain and instilling stronger data governance in organisations.

An internal WPP memo has been issued to reassure staff that despite the rumours, the company has no intention to sell off assets or break itself up in to smaller parts, "The Drum" reports.

British and American Snapchat user will soon be able to buy products through an augmented reality (AR) shoppable feature, dubbed Shoppable VR, The Drum reports.

Russian Today (RT) faces seven investigations in to its reporting of the Salisbury nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter, "The Guardian" reveals. Ofcom warns that it could ultimately withdraw the channel's licence to broadcast in the UK.

Pamco, the successor to the National Readership Survey, will for the first time offer total readership figures for publications, "Campaign" reports. This will include readers accessing content not just through print but also smartphones, tablets and desktop.

"Campaign" is reporting that Publicis appears to be in a positive mood, with organic growth helped by account wins, including McDonald's and Diesel. Even growth of just 0.3% is being described as "a source of satisfaction," given that the previous year has seen such tough trading conditions.

The management lineup at Saatchi & Saatchi London has been shaken up with promotions for Sam Hawkey and Larissa Vince. "Campaign" explains that Hawkey has been promoted from managing director to COO with Vince moving up from chief growth officer to assume the role of managing director.

The department store chain is blaming cold weather and the high cost of restructuring for its 85% drop in profits for a period roughly equating to Q4 of 2017 and Q1 of 2018. Sky News reports that the store's share price immediately dropped 10% this morning when trading opened.