Facebook sorry for “white supremacists” user ad category
Facebook has apologised for allowing people to place advertisements on its platform that target “white supremacists” as an audience.
Facebook user numbers and profits grow despite security costs
Facebook’s third quarter figures showed a rise in user growth, revenue and profits, helping calm investor fears over a fallout from its data scandal earlier this year.
Facebook fined £500k over Cambridge Analytica data scandal (10 minutes of its revenue)
Facebook has been fined £500,000 by a UK court over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, an amount which, based on last year’s revenue, the social network makes in less than 9 minutes of operation.
Instagram overtakes Snapchat use among US teens (and marketers are following)
Instagram has overtaken Snapchat as the most used social media app among US teens, with its appeal to marketers also growing, according to new research.
Facebook cracks down ‘clickbait’ ads
Facebook is expanding its efforts to demote low quality ads on its social network, with a new scheme to penalise any ads containing sensationalised language or headlines that withhold information.
Instagram ad spend growing 3 times faster than Facebook- report
Brands’ spend on Instagram ads increased 94% year-on-year (YoY), faster than spend on core Facebook ads (37% YoY) in the third quarter of 2018 according to new research.
Facebook hires Nick Clegg to lead news team
Facebook has hired former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg as the head of its global affairs and communications team, as the company looks to recover from its Cambridge Analytica data scandal earlier this year.
Facebook sued for ‘exaggerating video viewing times’ by up to 900%
Facebook has been accused of hiding a flaw in its video-advertising metrics that overestimated viewer engagement for to entice advertisers on its platform.
US social media trends: YouTube and Instagram gaining ground on Facebook
Most people in the US use YouTube and Instagram more in 2018 than 2017, outperforming other channels such as Facebook, while women tend to use social media more frequently than men, according to a new survey.
MERó creates ‘Instagramable’ packaging design
Manchester design studio MERó (worksbymero.com) has created bespoke branding and a new packaging design for Beauty Bay’s exciting collaboration with popular beauty, fashion and lifestyle vlogger Jordan Lipscombe.
Facebook expands into hardware with ‘Portal’ video chat screens
Facebook is launching two video call devices that use is Messenger platform and Alexa’s smart assistant, but the AI zooming feature is sparking privacy concerns.
Facebook rolls out ads in ‘Stories’ format worldwide
Facebook is set to bring ads to the Facebook Stories format, making the ad units available to all advertisers globally.
Instagram founders step down
The co-founders of Instagram have announced they are quitting the social media company.
Facebook takes on Netflix and YouTube with ad-funded video platform
Facebook has launched its much-anticipated video streaming platform ‘Facebook Watch’ worldwide, after an initial launch in the US last year.
Facebook, Twitter and Google remove propaganda accounts
Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet have collectively removed hundreds of accounts tied to an alleged Iranian propaganda operation on Tuesday.
Facebook bans second Cambridge psychometric quiz app
Another personality quiz app designed to harvest personal data from respondents, has been banned by Facebook, following the Cambridge Analytica scandal earlier this year.
Facebook gives every user a secret reputation score to tackle fake news
Facebook has begun assigning users a reputation score, designed to predict how trustworthy they are, as the social network looks to fight the spread of fake news.
Facebook to stream top Spanish football to Asian subcontinent
Facebook has struck a deal with Spain’s La Liga to broadcast all its matches in the Indian sub-continent, for the next three seasons.
Facebook traffic plunges as people flock back to YouTube- study
Facebook has been losing US users over the last two years as they flock to rival services such as YouTube, according to new research. The market leading social network has seen a decrease of 3.8 billion visits over the last two years, according to a study by a market...Hate content ban: YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and Apple clamp down on Infowars host
Online media giants including Google and Facebook are to restrict content from Alex Jones, a right wing political pundit, and his blog Infowars, for breaching their guidelines in a move against “hate content”.
