Instagram rocked by action over ‘illegal’ biometic data
Instagram might have escaped the data protection scandals of its Facebook parent so far but that looks all set to…
New Ofcom powers to rule social media firms ‘doomed’
Government measures to give Ofcom greater powers to police social media companies are doomed to fail, with the threat of…
Instagram axes ‘rogue’ ad partner after privacy probe
Facebook’s data governance has once again been called into question amid allegations that its Instagram division allowed a US start-up…
Love Island star scorched for misleading fake tan post
Love Island may have brand owners drooling at the prospect of getting their messages in front of a younger audience…
WhatsApp plots upgrade into multi-platform service
WhatsApp users could soon be able to access the messaging service across multiple devices in a fresh upgrade planned by…
Watchdog collars Facebook over messenger merger plan
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner is demanding an “urgent briefing” from Facebook over its plans to merge WhatsApp, Instagram and…
Young guns urged to enter Marketing Challenge 2019
DMA Talent has launched the competition brief for the Marketing Challenge 2019, the annual competition which offers university students the…
DMA Talent signs Instagram for young guns challenge
Instagram has given its backing to DMA Talent’s upcoming Marketing Challenge 2019, the competition designed to attract young guns into…
CMA launches probe into social media endorsements
The social media celebrity endorsement gravy train could soon hit the buffers after the Competition & Markets Authority revealed it…
Tech giants join forces to tackle data sharing issues
With most tech giants still struggling to come to terms with GDPR, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter have at least…