MPs say tech giants have ‘failed to tackle’ Covid-19 infodemic and Government must regulate them now
A group of MPs is calling on the UK Government to immediately launch a new body to regulate social media…
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Nearly a fifth of British adults are likely to refuse a Covid-19 vaccination in an apparent response to “anti-vaxx” conspiracy…
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Google insists news algorithm applied ‘universally’ after Mail Online complains visibility ‘consistently cut’
Google has insisted its algorithm is applied “universally” to all types of news organisations after Mail Online’s publisher complained its…
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Infodemic investigation: Facebook is biggest source of false claims about coronavirus
Most misleading stories about coronavirus originate on Facebook, Press Gazette research has found. Several social media giants, including Twitter and…
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Facebook ads backlash looks like common sense, not censorship
Press Gazette has been accused on Twitter of being ‘effing hypocrites’ for suggesting brands are right to boycott Facebook whilst…
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UK competition watchdog calls for action as Facebook and Google take 80% of £14bn annual digital ad spend
The UK’s competition watchdog is calling on the Government to create new powers to regulate the digital advertising market, saying…
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Duopoly concerns: News UK’s David Dinsmore tells Parliament ‘publishers are from Mars and platforms are from Venus’
Top executives at News UK and DMG Media have bemoaned the fact Google and Facebook hold “all the power” in…
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Facebook ad boycott: More than 400 brands sign up to Stop Hate For Profit as survey suggests firms are losing interest in social media
Organisers behind the Stop Hate For Profit campaign claim that more than 400 brands have now pledged to not run…
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