MEPs vote in favour of ‘link tax’ as part of new copyright laws welcomed by European publishers
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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Facebook to remove trending news section and show background detail about news publishers and articles in source credibility drive
Facebook is to begin showing UK users more background information about the publishers and news articles they see in the…
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News diary for 21-26 May: Leveson attending ‘fake news’ inqury as Zuckerberg meets members of European Parliament
Foresight News provides a look-ahead to the key events that need to be in your news diary for next week……
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Money journalist Martin Lewis says ball in Facebook’s court after meeting with web giant over scam ads lawsuit
Facebook must come up with satisfactory proposals about how it will tackle the problem of fake adverts on its site,…
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High Court backs Irish newspaper’s use of Facebook pic for story on mother who admitted smuggling drugs to jailed son
A mother who admitted smuggling drugs to her son in prison has failed to get an interim injunction banning a…
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