After a violent mob overtook the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, advertisers pulled their campaigns from linear TV and streaming services just as they did on social platforms like Facebook.
But the pullbacks were not so much a scramble as an exercis
As rioters attacked the US Capitol on Wednesday, Facebook removed a video from President Donald Trump responding to the violence. The decision came around an hour after the video was posted on the platform.
The number of detained journalists is still at a historically high level. Worldwide, a total of 387 journalists were held in connection with the provision of news and information at the start of December 2020, compared with 389 at the start of Decemb
"New-media companies have been exploring mergers as they try to jump-start growth
BuzzFeed Inc. has agreed to acquire Verizon Media’s HuffPost in a stock deal, the companies said Thursday, uniting two of the larger players in digital media as compani
Head of music at video giant says the pandemic has “fundamentally changed the music industry forever” due to music concerts being cancelled.
The outcome of the U.S. presidential race is expected to have widespread impact on the country's media industry and the advertising that funds it — from near-term consumer sentiment to longer-term regulatory and trade policies. But, as with everythin
Kari Paul writes "Facebook has announced significant changes to its advertising and misinformation policies, saying it will stop running political ads in the United States after polls close on 3 November for an undetermined period of time.
The change
"SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it would stop accepting new political ads in the week before the U.S. Election Day on Nov. 3, in a series of moves that the company billed as its final plan for reducing the risks of mis
"An effort by TikTok users to troll President Trump’s official campaign app with thousands of one-star reviews appears to have had an impact — if not the impact the pranksters had wanted. In July, Bloomberg reported TikTok activists were flocking to
"Lightning and a massive heatwave have contributed to raging wildfires in Northern California. By last count, some 11,000 lighting strikes caused hundreds of blazes in a 72-hour period — 26 of which have been classified as major fires, according to o
"NewsMobile and Logically have announced an exciting partnership, rolling out a range of election and information integrity products across South East Asia – Including India, Singapore and the US.
The partnership combines the best of editorial and fa
"Despite the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc across a range of sectors in the European single market, the bloc’s economic recovery can be aided by making the most of new markets that will emerge in the startup ecosystem, says European lawmaker Ev
CNBC reports:
"Google next month will begin preventing content about health crises that contradicts scientific consensus from running ads through its platforms.
The company already prohibits ad and publisher content that makes harmful claims about d
The Commission has proposed today an ambitious reform of the digital space, a comprehensive set of new rules for all digital services, including social media, online market places, and other online platforms that operate in the European Union:…
