Google will ramp up advertising fees on firms from the UK, Austria and Turkey by up to 5% from November as US tech giant passes on cost of new digital services taxes to customers It follows in the footsteps of Amazon which last month stopped absorbing cost Price increases have been met with dismay from … Read more
Furious customers blast Aldi for ‘misleading’ advertising after discovering toy sandpit is not much bigger than an adult’s hand Parents posted pictures of the tiny sandpit slamming Aldi for misrepresenting it Some saw the funny side and joked that their kids had ‘suddenly become giants’ Aldi has already offered several customers refunds on social media … Read more
Facebook claims privacy changes in the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system will cripple app makers’ ability to make money from targeted advertising. iOS 14, which will be released in the autumn, will require apps to ask users for permission to collect and share data using Apple’s device identifier. Facebook and other ad networks … Read more
Gambling giants flout advertising rules to target children by using websites popular with youngsters The Advertising Standards Authority say gambling giants are breaking the rules Watchdog found some 70 different betting ads appeared on children’s websites The ASA said it would not name and shame the firms or take action against them By Sean Poulter … Read more
Katie Price is accused of advertising a scam watch company as fans complain they haven’t received goods By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 08:42 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 08:42 BST, 13 August 2020 Katie Price has been accused of promoting a scam watch company on her Instagram stories. Fans took to TrustPilot earlier … Read more
Historic drama rocks ITV: Profits plummet 93% as pandemic triggers historic drop in advertising sales By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 August 2020 ITV profits plummeted by 93 per cent in the first half of the year after the pandemic triggered a historic … Read more
How will Brexit affect your holiday to Europe? Ministers launch advertising blitz warning Britons about changes to holiday insurance, mobile phone charges, passports and travelling with pets after UK leaves EU on January 1 UK citizens holidaying in Europe told to get comprehensive travel insurance They will also be advised to check their mobile phone … Read more
A boycott of advertising on Facebook designed to get the social media platform to remove hate speech will next go global, say its organizers. The ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign will now work on getting European companies to join the boycott and urge regulators to take a hard stand on Facebook. More than 160 companies … Read more
Starbucks has suspended all of its advertising on social media platforms while Pepsi becomes the latest brand to join a boycott of Facebook as more entities in corporate America express their support for a crackdown on hate speech online. Starbucks Corp, the Seattle-based coffee chain, will pause advertising on all social media platforms as it … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are backing the campaign #StopHateForProfit, which is calling for major companies to pull their advertising campaigns from Facebook until the social media giant takes action to stop the spread of hate speech, civil rights group NAACP has confirmed. The Baltimore-based civil rights organization, which was founded in 1909, took to Twitter … Read more