The UK Competition and Markets Authority says it may consider implementing tougher rules on tech giants over competition concerns
European Commission asks news publishers for details on how Google collects user data from their sites as it launches online…
Social networking giant takes action against advertising fraud with a lawsuit against Hong Kong firm
Political adverts that target sections of people will no longer be allowed on Google's platforms worldwide
Pause online political adverts that are targeted and contain false information, international lawmakers have urged tech firms
Meeting with Facebook boss over political adverts, as social network rebrands itself as FACEBOOK
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that from next month, his platform will ban all political advertising
Move comes after Microsoft split advertising operations from Bing search engine earlier this year, forming Microsoft Advertising
Advertising sales drive profit and sales growth at Google parent, beating Wall Street expectations
'Agent Smith' malware replaces legitimate installed apps (such as WhatsApp) with malicious versions
Google, Facebook and Twitter work with major consumer brands and ad buying agencies on coordinated self-policing amidst calls for stricter…
Google faces more data protection scrutiny in Europe following series of actions filed in the UK, Germany, France and other…
Time to switch to Signal, Telegram? Facebook confirms WhatsApp will carry adverts from 2020
Irish data protection watchdog begins investigation to see if Google is obeying GDPR with its advertising services
The move could help Google improve its privacy image – while at the same time giving it an advantage over…
Third EU fine in two years for Google as European Commission rules its advertising service broke antitrust rules
Refund for advertisers? Outage spread across two days, but social network remains silient about the cause
Legal action halted after Facebook agrees to introduce scam ads reporting button, and makes financial donation
Ouch! GDPR begins to bite as French regulator issues £44m GDPR fine to Google for data transparency breach
Sophos identifies 22 malware-riddled Android apps that pose as Apple devices to earn extra money
The latest proposal would see the likes of Google and Facebook pay a 3 percent tax on advertising revenues, while…
Facebook says Portal was designed with privacy in mind — but that's not necessarily so for the Facebook Messenger infrastructure…
Firefox tightens its ad-tracking block credentials, for better privacy and to improve page loading speeds
A year after its US launch, Facebook Watch comes to the UK and the rest of the world - along…
Profits ahoy. Amazon's positive outlook cheers investors after Facebook disappointment
Google's parent surprises Wall Street with strong growth, despite stiff penalty from the EU over Android
Banks, tech giants and adtech firms are amongst those hit by the new data privacy law
Advertisers must now tell users when they've been targeted using information from a third-party data broker
Would you pay to use Facebook if it carried no adverts? Facebook executives reportedly ponder the option
Publishers say Google's new ad rules claim 'broad rights' over the data they collect, while leaving them exposed to data…