• Facebook Responds To New Zealand Terror Attack Criticism
    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.
  • Academic Sues Facebook Over Cambridge Analytica
    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.
  • UK Ad Services Exports Rocketed 18% In 2017
    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%.
  • 'The Telegraph' Launches Women's Sports Section
    "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.
  • UK Digital Minister Concerned By NZ Attack Streaming
    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.
  • Google Expected To Be Fined By EU On Lack Of Search Competition
    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.
  • Mother USA Taps Up Mother London Staff With Humorous Letter
    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.
  • MPs Call For Social Giants To Protect And Pay Tax
    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.
  • S4C Posts GBP20.1m Pre-Tax Profit
    Sir Martin Sorrell's S4C has posted a pre-tax profit of GBP20.1m in its first year of trading, "Campaign" reports.
  • BBC Chair Laments Regulation Is Not Fit For Netflix Age
    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.
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