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Twitch ‘Removes’ New Ad Rules Following Outcry
Amazon-owned streaming service Twitch removes restrictions that would have drastically reduced revenues for content creators and charities
Top NBCUniversal Exec Joins Twitter
Former NBCUniversal executive vice president Joe Benarroch to join Twitter in role focusing on business operations
Netflix Password Crackdown Arrives In UK, US
Popular streaming platform Netflix extends its crackdown on password sharing to 103 countries, in search for additional income
Musk Names Linda Yaccarino As Twitter Chief
Former NBCUniversal advertising chief to take helm at Twitter under ownership of Elon Musk as company seeks to bring back large brands
Twitter To Let Publishers Charge To Read Articles
Elon Musk latest change at Twitter will see platform allow publishers to charge users on a per-article basis
Alphabet Beats Expectations, Announces $70 Billion Share Buyback
Shares in Alphabet rise after its first quarter results beat expectations, despite reduced ad spending, TikTok competition etc
Microsoft To Remove Twitter From Advertising Platform, Musk Threatens Lawsuit
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft after it announced plan to remove Twitter from its corporate advertising platform
Meta Lays Off Technical Staffers, In Another Workforce Blow
Second tranche of layoffs begin at Meta Platforms, as engineers and other technical staff are made redundant
Elon Musk Axed 80 Percent Of Staff, Admits Painful Tenure
Musk tells BBC Twitter is now roughly breaking even and advertisers are returning, but admits running platform is “quite painful”
Google Faces £3.4bn UK Lawsuit Over Adtech Dominance
Google faces second collective UK legal action over claims its dominance of market illegally reduced publishers' revenues
Elon Musk Admits “Massive Decline” In Ad Revenue
Elon Musk says Twitter may be cash flow-positive next quarter, which may not surprise observers after all his cost-cutting
Twitter Revenues From Top Advertisers Plummets – Report
More than half of Twitter's top 1,000 advertisers were no longer spending on the platform in early January, new data reveals
Yahoo To Lay Off 20 Percent Of Workforce
Job losses to begin at Yahoo with 1,600 staff set to lose their positions, in latest tranche of layoffs impacting tech sector
Alphabet Earnings Miss Expectations, As YouTube Declines
Google parent Alphabet has felt the impact of reduced advertising spending, after its latest financials mostly missed Wall Street expectations
Twitter Partners With Ad Verification Firms To Appease Advertisers
Twitter says it will team up with two digital ad verification companies, in a further attempt to attract advertisers back to platform
Twitter Ad Spending Fell Over 70 Percent In December – Report
New data suggests advertisers continue to shun Elon Musk's Twitter, as another report states there are now just 550 engineers remaining
US DoJ Sues Google Over Online Ad Domination
US DoJ, plus eight US states, sue Alphabet's Google for its dominance in online advertising market, amid calls for it to be broken up
Twitter Revenue Down 40 Percent, As 500 Advertisers Pause Spending
Report that more than 500 advertisers have paused spending with Twitter, and it's daily revenue is 40 percent down from a year ago
Twitter Offers Free Adverts To Major Brands – Report
Elon Musk's plan to turn around collapse in Twitter ad revenues reportedly sees platform offering free ads to existing advertising brands
Meta Blow As Irish Watchdog Confirms Hefty Fine
Facebook parent Meta may be prohibited from using personal data for advertising, after EU ruling and Irish fine
Twitter Eases Political Ad Restrictions Amid Falling Revenue
Free speech or needing the money? Elon Musk overturns Jack Dorsey's 2019 ban on all political advertising on the platform
Apple, Amazon ‘Resume’ Twitter Advertising
Apple has 'fully resumed' advertising on Twitter, according to Elon Musk, while Amazon reported to be boosting ad campaigns after lull
Elon Musk: Apple Threatening To Remove Twitter From App Store
Musk reveals Apple has halted most of its advertising on Twitter and is allegedly threatening to pull the platform from its app store
FTC Closely Watching Developments At Twitter, As More Resign
Elon Musk raises possibility of bankruptcy at Twitter, as entire privacy and compliance team resigns prompting FTC warning
Twitter Staff Brace Amid Reports Musk Will Axe Half Of Workforce
Beleaguered staff at Twitter are bracing themselves for bad news, amid multiple reports Elon Musk will axe half of the workforce
Twitter Advertising Exec Resigns After Musk Takeover
Chief Commercial Officer at Twitter, Sarah Personette, confirms she resigned last Friday after Elon Musk takeover
Elon Musk Owns Twitter, Pledges It Won’t Become ‘Free-for-all Hellscape’
CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal escorted out of Twitter HQ, after Elon Musk concludes acrimonious acquisition and gains control
Alphabet To Cut Hiring By Half, As YouTube Declines
Second bellwether for tech sector posts its financials – Alphabet reveals disappointing ad sales, sparking fears for digital media sector
Netflix Advert-Supported Plan To Arrive November
Lower priced ad-supported subscription plan set to arrive in November, to operate alongside existing ad-free plans