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…
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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…
Facebook admits over a million Brits hit by data scandal
Facebook has admitted that the Cambridge Analytica data slurping scandal has actually affected way more people than first revealed, with…
Brands to spend £3.3bn on social media ads this year
The Facebook data row and ongoing concerns over accountability and measurement are unlikely to halt the march of social media…
Facebook tears up data deals with Acxiom and Experian
Facebook is to pull the plug on third-party data partnerships – including lucrative deals with Acxiom, Experian and Epsilon –…
ICO applies for warrant as Facebook scandal escalates
Facebook has been rocked by the ongoing Cambridge Analytica scandal, with $37bn (£26bn) wiped off its value as the Information…
Snapchat touted as ‘one to watch’ despite Jenner blast
Social media star Kylie Jenner may be ‘sooo over’ Snapchat but the mobile network is expected to generate around £105m…
Unilever ad threat fuels call for collaborative approach
Facebook has responded to Unilever’s threat to pull advertising if tech companies allow their platforms to “breed division” by backing …
Defiant Poundland cocks a snook at ‘saucy elf’ ad ban
Poundland hit back at the ad watchdog after being rapped over the knuckles for a double-entendre-laden Christmas campaign, featuring a…
BHF launches Dechox with WPN Chameleon campaign
The British Heart Foundation is launching a new marketing campaign urging the nation’s chocoholics to put their willpower to the…