BBC
Facebook has responded to widespread anger that the New Zealand terror attack was able to be streamed live on its service. The BBC says the the tech giant claims the live stream was viewed 200 times and the video, in total, was viewed 4,000 times before removal. Facebook says it was only alerted to the content twelve minutes after the live stream had finished.
The Guardian
Aleksandr Kogan, the former psychology researcher from Cambridge University at the heart of the Cambridge Analytica scandal is suing Facebook. "The Guardian" reveals he claims he is being made a scapegoat by "defamatory" suggestions he was to blame and that his app made it clear data would be used for more than academic purposes.
Campaign
Despite Brexit uncertainty, "Campaign" is reporting figure from the Advertising Association show that exports of advertising services rocketed by 18% in 2017 to reach GBP6.9bn. The average growth for exports across the services sector was 7%.
Press Gazette
"The Telegraph" has launched a new section dedicated to women's sport, "Press Gazette" reports. The new section will be staffed through four new hires.
The Guardian
The Digital Minister, Margot James, has raised concern over the uploads of the New Zealand terror attack that slipped through Facebook's net. "The Guardian" points out that it is her office that is drawing up a white paper that could lead to tighter regulation of social media in the UK. James says that while it is good most uploads of the video were blocked, far too many slipped through the net.
The Telegraph
Google faces another fine this week from the European Commission, "The Telegraph" reports. This time the fine is for restricting competition in the ads that appear in the search boxes it provides for third-party sites.
Campaign
Mother USA has sent a humorous poaching letter to Mother London staff this morning offering them jobs in New York with access to a shared Hulu account and a kitchen equipped with avocados. "Campaign" reveals the company believes there may be talent in London looking to make the move and so decided a lighthearted approach could be the answer.
BBC
Ahead of the Government issuing a white paper on online regulation in the next few weeks, a group of MPs has published a report which claims the social media giants are operating in an "online wild west" and need to be better protect users and pay more tax on their profits, the BBC reports.
Campaign
Sir Martin Sorrell's S4C has posted a pre-tax profit of GBP20.1m in its first year of trading, "Campaign" reports.
The Guardian
BBC Chair Sir David Clementi is to use a speech tonight to call for a reform to regulation that currently withholds the corporation for putting shows on iPlayer for more than 30 days. "The Guardian" reveals that Sir David will point out it is the main complaint the public has about the corporation and yet it has to carry out a public interest investigation to extend the catch-up window.