Germany goes to war with Facebook over data sharing
The German authorities have come down hard on Facebook after ordering the company to stop combining data collected from its…
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CMA forces celebs into flagging up paid endorsements
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has secured formal commitments from 16 celebrities – including Ellie Goulding, Rita Ora and…
Google+ to shut early after exposing data of 52m users
Google’s failed social media venture, Google+, has been hit with yet another data breach after the company revealed it had…
TV Licensing signs up leading actors for TV ad return
TV Licensing is launching its first TV ad campaign for five years, centring around the idea that paying for or…
TMW Unlimited brings in influencer marketing chief
TMW Unlimited is beefing up its senior team with the appointment of a new chief to develop the agency’s social…
Brussels threatens Facebook over data transparency
The European Commission has warned Facebook it is losing patience with the social network’s failure to comply with new transparency…
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…
Retailers and social media sites face GDPR data exodus
Retailers and social media companies will be hit hardest by consumers’ desire to use GDPR to take back control of…
Wetherspoons ditches social media over data misuse
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has ditched its social media accounts, citing the “misuse of personal data” and the bad publicity…
Facebook beats ICO and EU with GDPR awareness push
Facebook has stolen a march on the Information Commissioner’s Office – and the social media giant’s rivals – by launching…