Facebook will BAN all political ads in the US after the polls close on November 3

Facebook announced it will stop running political ads in the US once the polls close for the 2020 president election on November 3. The temporary ban is, according to the firm, aimed at limiting confusion, misinformation and abuse of its services days following the event. Along with ads, the social media giant says it is … Read more

Google to block ads related to the US Election after polls close

Google will block ads related to the US presidential election after polls close on November 3 in a bid to avoid confusion among the public Google emailed advertisers saying it will block political ads on November 3 The policy will go into effect after the polls close for the US presidential election The firm is … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will ban all new politics ads week before election

Facebook will ban all new political advertisements the week before the election, founder Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday as part of a series of moves to prevent interference in the November contest. ‘We’re going to block new political and issue ads during the final week of the campaign. It’s important that campaigns can run get out … Read more

Facebook criticizes Apple’s iOS 14 privacy update, saying changes limit its ability to target ads

Facebook criticizes Apple’s iOS 14 privacy update, saying the changes limit its ability to target iPhone owners with personalized ads Apple’s iOS 14 will block companies from tracking users on other apps Facebook hit back saying this will limit its ability to target iPhone users with ads  Facebook uses  a device’s unique identifier to follow their … Read more

Adverts for sausage rolls, fish fingers and ketchup ‘to be BANNED from daytime TV ads’

Daytime adverts for sausage rolls, mustard and ketchup will be banned under the Government’s obesity crackdown, it was claimed today.  All foods with more than 1.5g of salt face being barred from television screens until after the 9pm watershed. It includes British cupboard staples such as ketchup, Marmite and soy sauce — all of which … Read more

Facebook is considering a ban on political ads in the days leading up to the U.S. election

Facebook is considering a blackout on political ads on its site in the days leading up the U.S. election in November, it was reported Friday.  According to Bloomberg, the social media giant is discussing a ban on political ads after weeks of criticism for not fact-checking ads from politicians or their campaigns. Anger over the … Read more

M&S and John Lewis fight over Captain Tom Moore for their Christmas ads 

M&S and John Lewis fight over Captain Tom Moore: Retailers battle to make 100-year-old fundraising hero the face of their Christmas ads Captain Sir Tom Moore is wanted by both John Lewis and M&S for Christmas ads  They believe he would be the ‘perfect’ fit for their seasonal campaigns  Industry experts believe the coronavirus pandemic … Read more

How football’s restart was tainted by TWENTY FOUR ads for cynical gambling giants

Gambling giants were last night accused of ‘providing the gateway for the next generation of harm’ after bombarding sports fans with TV adverts and free bets during the return of Premier League football. Despite curbs on TV gambling advertisements around live sporting events introduced last year, the first two televised Premier League matches since the … Read more

Facebook lets US users turn off political ads following months of scrutiny

Facebook lets US users turn off political ads following months of scrutiny for allowing misinformation to spread on the platform Facebook is giving US users the power to turn off political ads on the platform The move follows months of scrutiny due to the firm allowing misinformation Certain ads include an option to turn off … Read more

Jackie ‘O’ Henderson slams Instagram influencers over ads

‘I’ve done four paid posts in five years!’ Jackie ‘O’ Henderson often ‘knocks back’ offers to promote products on Instagram – after slamming influencers for ‘flogging’ too much By Kristy Johnson and Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:43 BST, 29 May 2020 | Updated: 07:51 BST, 30 May 2020 Radio personality Jackie ‘O’ Henderson … Read more