Ofcom chairman says no more ‘free ride’ for social media companies May 12, 2024 "It’s become a bit of a Wild West in some corners of the internet and on social media," Ofcom's chairman said this weekend.
Facebook and ‘major platforms’ still causing headaches for Mirror publisher Reach May 2, 2024 Reach has been hit by Meta's ranking of user-generated content above news on its social media sites, including Facebook.
Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond set to chair Tiktok rival Triller April 28, 2024 Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond is set to chair social media startup Triller, which has been backed by artists such as Snoop Dogg and The Weeknd.
Ladbible owner LBG Media is eyeing more deals after US success April 18, 2024 LBG has a number of different strategic focuses, including growing and building its audience base across platforms in the UK and US.
UK to reveal social media ban plans for under-16s within weeks April 14, 2024 Downing Street is reportedly set to reveal the proposals for stricter age restrictions on social media apps within weeks.
Ad watchdog increasingly reliant on AI tech to screen social media for rule breaches April 11, 2024 The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) used its AI monitoring system to process three million ads in 2023, the regulator revealed today.
Let’s be honest, social media isn’t driving a teen mental health crisis April 4, 2024 Social media is an easy target for society's woes, but there is little hard evidence for its link with bad mental health, writes Matthew Lesh.
BBC ‘new brands’ plan sparks criticism for ‘assault’ on commercial media March 27, 2024 The BBC director-general’s announcement that the broadcaster will launch “two new brands” has sparked criticism of its “overreach” and “assault on commercial journalism”.
Tiktok faces uncertainty in the US, but a UK ban seems unlikely March 27, 2024 As the United States moves to ban Tiktok, Jess Jones argues that a similar ban or forced sale of the popular short video clip platform in the UK is unlikely - for now.
The Notebook: City trend to cut compliance workers will come back to bite March 26, 2024 Lucy McNulty, editor of Following the Rules, takes the Notebook pen to talk compliance job cuts, social media and the stubborn glass ceiling.