- UK Will Hold Social Media Bosses Accountable For Content
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Friday, February 7, 2020
Executives are likely to be taken to court if social media companies allow harmful content to remain published. ...
- Twitter Seeks Dismissal Of Devin Nunes Defamation Lawsuit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 24, 2020
"Congress granted providers of online platforms like Twitter broad immunity from claims that seek to hold them liable for harms caused by defamatory or otherwise harmful content that appeared ...
- Psychiatrists Call For Social Media To Hand Over Data To Better Protect Children
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, January 17, 2020
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is urging the Government to force social media giants to share data on how young people use their sites so they can better understand t ...
- Tech Companies Lobby The EU Over Content Responsibility
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, January 10, 2020
Tech companies are lobbying the EU to not make them responsible for all content on their platforms. City A.M. reveals that the companies do accept the need to take harmf ...
- YouTube Stops Serving Personalized Ads On Children's Videos
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 6, 2020
"YouTube now treats personal information from anyone watching children's content on the platform as coming from a child, regardless of the age of the user," the company said Monday. ...
- UK Publishers Urged To Tackle The Power Of The Duopoly
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, December 4, 2019
British publishers need to talk more and understand the value of their content and the huge sums of money Facebook and Google make from it, according to a speech ...
- Facebook Kills Political Ad, Cites 'Intellectual Property' Reasons
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Facebook made no mention of the BBC's complaint about the misleading nature of a video ad from the Conservative Party, sticking to the legal rights argument in removing the ...
- Think Globally, Act Locally: McDonald's Shows There's No Accounting For Taste
MAD London, Luke Smith - Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Is relying on central marketing hubs preventing agencies from tapping into local sensitivities? ...
- Newspapers' Billion-Pound Mistake To Sell Advertising Rather Than Journalism
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Newspapers have lost a billion pounds by selling advertising rather than journalism. That was the start conclusion of Newsworks executive chairman Tracy De Groose, speaking to the Society of Edito ...
- No More Mr Nice Guy -- Papers Fight Back As The Cookie Crumbles
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Newspapers are not giving away data, but are moving to selling quality content backed up by first-party data. ...
- Conservative Firm Stops Using Google Ads To Snare Email Addresses: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, November 11, 2019
People who signed up through DedicatedEmails.com received offers for miracle health cures, Engadget and Point allege. ...
- 'Brand Activism' On The Rise, Report Suggests
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, November 8, 2019
Research from the World Media Group suggests brand activism is on the rise, requiring advertisers to align their content with a global cause or issue, "Netimperative" reports. ...
- Brands Told To Pick A Cause For Relevant Content Marketing
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Friday, November 8, 2019
WMG research says content is becoming key to changing perceptions. Brand activism is now key. ...
- IPG To Launch Brandguard, Avoids Advertising On Fake News Sites
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, October 30, 2019
IPG Mediabrands has signed a deal with Newsguard to ensure that it avoids bidding for sites the content safety business rates as "red," such as "Russia Today." "Press Gazette" revea ...
- Marketing Company Stackla Resolves Battle With Facebook
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Stackla, which curates content posted on social media, settled a dispute with Facebook over access to users' posts. ...
- Reddit To Warn Congress Against Weakening Websites' Legal Protections
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Any attempt to limit websites' legal protections for content posted by users would harm online publishers, particularly smaller ones, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman plans to tell Congress Wednesday. ...
- Better Online Protection For Children Must Be Enshrined In Law, NSPCC Insists
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Protecting children online should be a priority highlighted in any upcoming Queens Speech, according to Peter Wanless, chief executive of the NSPCC. "The Telegraph" reveals that Walness will make t ...
- Political Ads Come Under Fire As TikTok, Facebook, Others Enforce, Update Policies
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, October 4, 2019
TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, CNN, and Google face difficult decisions amidst a climate of political turmoil. ...
- Culture Secretary Says Social Exec May Be Held Responsible For Content
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan has hinted that the Government is considering making social media company owners personally liable for harmful content, in a way that is similar to financial businesse ...
- Children Are Stumbling Across Porn Online, BBFC Warns
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, September 27, 2019
The British Board of Film Classification has published research that suggests children as young as seven are stumbling across porn online, the BBC warns. The figures show three in fo ...
- Facebook Announces An Oversight Board
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Facebook is setting up an oversight board that will rule on whether the social media giant has made the right decision on contentious content issues. "The Drum" reveals the pan ...
- Combating Anti-Social Media
Media Insider, Steven Rosenbaum - Monday, September 16, 2019
The platforms' editorial no-win situation: Take a post down, they're attacked for policing speech. Leave it up, be pilloried for letting platform be used by extremists. ...
- Nielsen Gracenote Starts New ID System For TV/Movie Content
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 12, 2019
Looking to improve TV/movie owners' content tracking abilities and resolve consumers' search/discovery program issues, Nielsen's Gracenote has started a new ID system. ...
- Russian 'News' Agency Renews Claims Against Facebook
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Aiming to revive a lawsuit against Facebook, the Russian company Federal Agency of News claims in new court papers that its account was removed as a result of a "conspirac ...
- Court Rejects Tech Companies' Bid For Fast Knockout Against Right-Wing Activists
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 21, 2019
The tech companies' request to quickly dispose of a lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to suppress conservative views has been rejected by a federal appellate court. While the court reject ...
- Lifestyle Content On The Rise As More Brands Block Keywords Related To Hard News
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Brands are moving away from advertising that appears next to controversy, terrorism and illegal behavior, and toward lifestyle-related feel-good content promoting positive thoughts. ...
- Beto O'Rourke Pushes Tech Platforms To Ban Hate Speech
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 16, 2019
O'Rourke wants to require social media platforms to take down "hateful activity" in order to qualify for the protection of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. ...
- TAG/BSI Survey: Advertisers Should Steer Clear Of Hate Speech, Porn, Piracy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Many consumers say companies should avoid having their ads appear next to objectionable material online, including pornography, hate speech and violent content, according to a new survey conducted last mon ...
- Supreme Court Urged To Decide If Grindr Can Be Sued Over Stalking
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 9, 2019
"Grindr was on repeated notice of the dangers, but took no steps to mitigate the harms," lawyers for New York resident Matthew Herrick argue. ...
- Google Indexing Issue From This Week Resolved
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, August 9, 2019
Google stopped indexing new content in search results Thursday. By Friday, the problem was fixed. Similar indexing issues in May affected publishers and advertisers with regard to breaking news. ...
