It is a hugely successful online fashion retailer but a recent Boohoo email marketing campaign in with the tagline "send nudes" has been banned for fear that it could create a trend on social media, the BBC reports.

Figures from the IAB UK and PwC show that video display and search were the big drivers behind UK digital ad-spend rising 13% in the first half of 2019 to reach GBP7.3bn, Netimperative reveals.

"The Telegraph" has a fascinating piece looking at the "meme machine" the Conservative party has unleashed in a bid to win the next election.

"Mobile Marketing" is reporting that Mastercard, Visa, eBay, Stripe, and Mercado Pago have followed PayPal in walking away from Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency plans as regulators begin to ask tough questions.

Ofcom has produced a worrisome report that suggests terrestrial television is losing so many viewers to streaming that its needs 34 extra series as popular as "Bodyguard" or 14 more editions of "Love Island" every year to bridge the gap, "The Guardian" reveals.

"The Telegraph" reports that Cardiff University researchers claim to have developed an AI tool that can predict which incidences of Twitter hate speech are most likely to lead to real-life terror attacks.

"Press Gazette" reported that "The Independent" has put premium content behind a paywall.

Figures from BDO and Warc show the US and UK are the two major players responsible for sending the annual spend on martech up 22% to GBP95.3bn, "Campaign" writes.

"The Independent" is taking a lighthearted approach to the Twitter war between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy. The paper points out that British "soccer" stars have failed to make headlines beyond the sports pages on the other side of the pond, but now two footballers wives have achieved that accolade, earning a coveted spot in "The New York Times."

MPs have signalled their concern for the BBC relying on licence fee payments when the young are switching to streamers for entertainment and the elderly are no longer guaranteed a free licence, "The Guardian" reports.