Facebook faces £500,000 fine over Cambridge Analytica data harvesting first exposed by Observer-led cohort
The Information Commissioner’s Office is set to fine Facebook £500,000 for failing to safeguard users’ personal data. It follows an…
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NMA calls for competition regulation reform to tackle ‘detrimental’ impact of Google and Facebook duopoly on news publishers
The News Media Association has called for reform to competition regulation in order to address concerns over Google and Facebook’s…
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European Parliament votes against ‘publisher’s right’ copyright law changes as Facebook warns of ‘unintended consequences’
Europe-wide amendments to copyright law, which would have given added legal protection to publishers online, have been sent back to…
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Facebook moves into print with UK quarterly title aimed at business leaders but claims it is not a ‘magazine’
Facebook has moved into print for the first time with a new quarterly magazine aimed at reaching “business leaders”. However…
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MEPs have voted in favour of amendments to European copyright law that could force digital platforms, such as Google and…
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Almost nine in ten executives want Google and Facebook to do more to tackle ‘fake news’, Reuters study reveals
Almost nine in ten global executives (87 per cent) think Google and Facebook have a responsibility to do more to…
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Global news organisations denounce Facebook ad policy that will ‘legitimise anti-journalism narratives’
A collective of global media groups have spoken out against Facebook’s new ad policy designed to “increase transparency and accountability”…
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Independent publishers are getting left behind as ‘big beasts’ use latest tech tools to ‘game’ online platforms
Every year, media executives from around the world get together at the Global Editors Network Summit. This year, it was…
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