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Google Begins To Switch Off Ad-Tracker Cookies

Google starts switch-off of third-party ad tracking cookies under privacy initiative, as advertisers say company gaining too much control

10 months ago

Value Of Twitter/X Falls 71 Percent Since Elon Musk Takeover – Report

Another valuation cut from X/Twitter shareholder shows remarkable fall in platform's market value since Elon Musk takeover

11 months ago

Twitter/X Fails To Block Content Moderation Disclosure Law In California

Elon Musk's X loses bid to block California law that requires social media to publicly disclose their content moderation practices

11 months ago

Amazon Prime Video To Carry Ads In UK From 5 February

Adverts will start appearing for UK users of Amazon Video Prime on 5 February 2024, unless extra fee is paid

11 months ago

Privacy Complaint Filed Against Elon Musk’s X

Complaint filed by Max Schrems’ campaign group Noyb, alleges Elon Musk's X breached EU's GDPR by micro ad targetting

11 months ago

Big Brands Increase Ad Spend On Instagram, Amid X Boycott

Meta reaps the benefits, as big US brand names ramp up ad spending on Instagram, after as pause on Elon…

11 months ago

X Ad Sales Projected To Fall More Than 50 Percent – Report

Ad sales at X (aka Twitter) are reportedly projected to fall over 50 percent to $2.5bn, down from $4.7bn before…

11 months ago

Elon Musk Calls For Firing Of Disney CEO Amid Ad Boycott

Disney boss Bob Iger “should be fired immediately” tweets Elon Musk in fresh broadside, amid advertising boycott

12 months ago

Questions Surround X/Twitter, After Elon Musk Expletive-Filled Rant

Has Elon Musk sabotaged X going forward? Analysts cite Twitter owner as the biggest liability for the platform

12 months ago

UK Government, Tech Giants Agree To Tackle Online Fraud

Series of pledges from big name tech firms in agreement with UK government to protect people from online fraud

12 months ago

Elon Musk Tells Fleeing Advertisers To Go F*** Themselves

X owner Elon Musk used multiple expletives about advertisers who have boycotted Twitter over extremist content

12 months ago

Objection Filed To Meta’s Paid Ad-Free Subscription

Digital rights group NOYB files first complaint with Austrian regulator against Meta's paid ad-free subscription for Facebook, Instagram

12 months ago

Advertising Exodus To Cost Elon Musk’s X $75m – Report

Year of end advertising exodus at Elon Musk's X going to cost Twitter as much as $75m in advertising revenue

12 months ago

YouTube Denies Slowing Down Mozilla Firefox

Alphabet's YouTube insists it is not slowing down Firefox, after complaints videos are taking extra long to load on the…

12 months ago

White House Joins Threads, Amid X Extremist Content Row

US political leadership including the President, White House, and others creates accounts on Meta's Threads platform

12 months ago

IBM Pulls Advertising From X/Twitter, Amid Nazi Content Row

Another big name suspends advertising on X (aka Twitter), after its ads appeared next to posts praising Adolf Hitler and…

1 year ago

US Wraps Up Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google

Government wraps up its evidentiary phase of landmark antitrust case against Alphabet's Google, but closing arguments may come in 2024

1 year ago

Alphabet Pays Apple 36 Percent Of Safari Search Revenue

CEO Sundar Pichai confirms Google pays Apple 36 percent of Safari search revenue, as part of its default search agreement

1 year ago

Meta Restricts AI Tools For Political Ads In Deepfake Clampdown

Next year Meta says advertisers will have to disclose when AI tools are used for political, social or election related…

1 year ago

EU Agrees New Restrictions For Online Political Ads

EU negotiators agree new rules for online political advertising amidst concern about voter manipulation, disinformation

1 year ago

Europe Expands Ban On Meta’s ‘Behavioural Ad’ Practices

Ban on Meta's 'behavioural advertising' practices has been expanded by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)

1 year ago

Google CEO Defends Paying Apple For Default Search

Sundar Pichai defends payments, after Google paid Apple $26 billion in 2021 to make its search engine default option

1 year ago

Google Chief Pichai Takes Stand In Landmark Antitrust Trial

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai testifies in landmark antitrust deal that could force company to change business practices

1 year ago

Elon Musk Says X To Have Two New Premium Tiers

Owner of X (Twitter) Elon Musk continues to transition from advertising fees towards paid subscriptions for the platform

1 year ago

Musk’s X Charges New Users $1 Annual Subscription Fee

Paywall move as Elon Musk's X (aka Twitter) begins charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines $1 annually

1 year ago

Elon Musk’s X Offers Option To Lock Tweet Replies To Verified Accounts

Twitter (X) users can now block unverified accounts from replying to their posts, in latest move by Elon Musk to…

1 year ago

EU Seeks Feedback On Bing, Apple iMessage DMA Classification

European Commission ask whether Microsoft's Bing, Edge, and Apple's iMessage should be subject to Digital Markets Act (DMA)

1 year ago

Twitter (X) Strips Headlines From News Links

Elon Musk removes headlines from news links, as the Anti-Defamation League welcomed X's stated intent to address antisemitism

1 year ago

TikTok Confirms Halt To E-Commerce Transactions In Indonesia

TikTok will halt e-commerce transactions on its app in Indonesia from Wednesday, after ban was imposed last week

1 year ago