Culture Secretary Karen Bradley: Defining Google and Facebook as publishers could impact civil liberties
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has hailed the internet a “force for good” as she warned against using heavy legislation against…
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Facebook admits to £842m turnover in the UK in 2016 – but true figure likely to be much higher
Facebook reported turnover of £842m in the UK in 2016, up 300 per cent on the previous year, new financial…
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Ad-blocking company claims to be ‘outfoxing’ Facebook in game of ‘cat and mouse’ over ads
Adblock Plus, the popular online ad-blocking software, has said it is “outfoxing” Facebook by blocking adverts on the social network…
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Nick Robinson says BBC should engage ‘dissident voices’ as he warns of online ‘guerrilla war’ against the media
The BBC’s Nick Robinson has warned that ongoing attacks on the media are part of a “guerrilla war being fought…
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BBC says Kuenssberg will not speak at Tory conference after Canary story suggesting otherwise
UPDATE (5.25pm 27/09/17): The Canary has updated its article to include a claim that the BBC did not respond to…
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Full Fact director says UK law-change needed to underpin Facebook pledge to tackle ‘dark’ political ads
The director of UK fact-checking charity Full Fact has welcomed Facebook’s pledge to increase transparency around political advertising on its…
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Report warns publishers not to ‘outsource’ their future to Google and Facebook because of low revenue share
A report into how existing news publishers make money through Facebook has found that the revenue they earn directly from…
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Twitter co-founder: Ad-driven media churning out content for clicks is ‘dumbing entire world down’
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams has blamed an “ad-driven media that churns stuff out on a minute by minute basis” and…
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