Gambling giants flout advertising rules to target children

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

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

ITV profits plummet 93% as pandemic triggers drop in advertising sales

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

Ministers launch advertising blitz warning Britons about changes to holidays after UK leaves EU

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

Boycott of advertising on Facebook to force platform to remove hate speech ‘will go global’

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 pauses advertising on ALL social media while Pepsi joins boycott of Facebook

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 boycott of Facebook advertising

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

Mark Zuckerberg escapes to Hawaii beach with family as big brands pull advertising from Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg is hiding out at his sprawling $100million estate in Hawaii amid mounting turmoil at Facebook as a growing list of prominent brands are boycotting the social media network over its perceived failure to crack down on hate speech and incitements to violence.   The Facebook founder – who recently became the fourth-richest person in … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg visits Hawaii amid Facebook advertising woes

Mark Zuckerberg is hiding out at his sprawling $100million estate in Hawaii amid mounting turmoil at Facebook as a growing list of prominent brands are boycotting the social media network over its perceived failure to crack down on hate speech and incitements to violence.   The Facebook founder – who recently became the fourth-richest person in … Read more

Some 6,000 small businesses apply for Mail’s £5m free advertising fund

Some 6,000 small businesses apply for the Mail’s £5m free advertising fund By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 The Mail’s scheme was hailed by both the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and small business minister Paul Scully Around 6,000 small businesses have applied … Read more