Reader comments, Google ad-blocking and the moderation dilemma for publishers
Google’s recent move to block advertising over reader comments below a Mail Online column should sound a warning to publishers.…
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Google appeals ‘disproportionate’ €500m fine over French publisher negotiations
Google is appealing the €500m (£429m) fine handed down by France in July. Sebastien Missoffe, head of Google France, said:…
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Google blocks ads on Piers Morgan’s Mail Online Simone Biles column over ‘racist comments’
Google has said it blocked advertising on a Piers Morgan Mail Online column slamming US gymnast Simone Biles for quitting…
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Quintopoly? Five tech companies now earn 46% of global ad revenues as news media left behind
Five tech companies today account for nearly half of the world’s advertising revenue, a report has found. Google, Facebook, Alibaba,…
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Google delays death of third-party cookies to end of 2023
Google has delayed the death of third-party cookies to the end of 2023, saying “more time is needed across the…
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Facebook and Google are both going to provide more active support to the news media over the next five years,…
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Ofcom: Britons now spend 30-times longer online with Google/Facebook than BBC
Google and Facebook dominate the time British people spend online, a new report has revealed. UK broadcast regulator Ofcom found…
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UK publishers face losing hundreds of millions in display ad revenue when Google switches off third-party cookies
Ending third-party cookies could cost UK publishers hundreds of millions in digital display advertising, prompting fears the industry is “hurtling…
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