Ebay’s £7bn ads deal faces probe by watchdog in monopoly fears

Ebay’s £7bn ads deal faces probe by competition watchdog in monopoly fears The CMA has started examining eBay’s £7billion deal with Norway’s Adevinta  Ebay is selling its classified ads division that includes Gumtree and Motors.co.uk  The CMA is scrutinising the deal because Gumtree and Motors.co.uk have millions of UK users between them By Helen Cahill … Read more

Samsung and Xiamo to eliminate chargers with upcoming smartphones after sharing ads mocking Apple

Just a few months after trolling Apple for no longer including a charger with the iPhone, two competitors are now doing the exact same thing. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun confirmed the Mi 11 will come without a charger and Samsung deleted a Facebook post over the weekend that mocked Apple’s move, which may be hinting … Read more

Trump buys TV and radio ads to pressure GOP officials to join doomed bid to overturn election

President Donald Trump‘s campaign is spending more than $5 million on television and radio ads asking supporters to pressure Republican Party members and state government officials to overturn the election results.  Some of the new ads, which are running nationally on Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Newsmax and One America News Network, with more … Read more

Google and Facebook had a pact to work together to dominate online ads, suit claims

Facebook and Google agreed to ‘cooperate and assist one another’ in case of an investigation into their pact to work together in online advertising, according to a new report. An unredacted version of a lawsuit filed by 10 states against Google last week reveals the allegations about the deal with Facebook dubbed ‘Jedi Blue’ by … Read more

Simone Biles calls out conservative group’s petition to pull Uber Eats ads with Jonathan Van Ness

Simone Biles calls out conservative group’s petition criticizing her Uber Eats commercial campaign with Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 04:25 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 04:25 GMT, 5 November 2020 Gymnastics legend Simone Biles is hitting back at a conservative Christian group for spearheading a petition calling on … Read more

People smugglers’ social media ads promote UK life, ‘fast migration’

People traffickers are advertising life in Britain on social media with images of Big Ben and the promise of high paying jobs, good weather and ‘fast migration within one week’ Smuggling gangs advertising their services on social media sites like Instagram  Some ‘migration companies’ say the weather in Britain is better than at home  They … Read more

Marks & Spencer CANCELS Christmas clothing ads and turns to influencers to promote range instead

Marks & Spencer CANCELS Christmas clothing ads and turns to online influencers to promote its range instead Festive TV ads will concentrate solely on food instead, with first in coming weeks Retailer plans to use social media influencers to market clothing and homeware M&S said clothing team ‘focused on helping customers shop in-store and online’ … Read more

Facebook rejected more than 2 MILLION ads since March for trying to ‘obstruct voting’

Facebook rejected more than 2 MILLION ads since March for trying to ‘obstruct voting’ in the upcoming US presidential election Facebook and Instagram rejected 2.2 million ads for trying to ‘obstruct voting’ An additional 150 million posts were slapped with warnings, Facebook said AI allows ‘billions of posts and fake accounts’ to be killed before … Read more

Facebook ads calling climate change a hoax have been watched more than eight million times

A new report finds that dozens of climate disinformation ads have run on Facebook in the first half of 2020. Produced by a variety of conservative groups, ads have received a total of 8 million views. The report, produced by the climate group InfluenceMap, accuses climate-denialist groups of using Facebook’s advertising platform to spread disinformation, … Read more

Olympic gymnast Max Whitlock puts on a VERY hunky display in cheeky spoof perfume ads 

Olympic gymnast Max Whitlock puts on a VERY hunky display as he flaunts his ripped physique in tiny white shorts for cheeky spoof perfume ads By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 19:14 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 19:14 BST, 8 October 2020 He’s a double Olympic Gold medallist.  And gymnast Max Whitlock proved he … Read more