Instagram introduces ads and purchasable badges to IGTV that let creators share in revenue for first time Instagram will allow IGTV creators to share in ad revenue The ads will be rolled out to select creators’ channels Creators will take a 55 percent cut while the rest goes to Instagram The platform will also roll … Read more
The news industry has joined forces with advertisers and tech companies in calls to stop the ‘overzealous use of keyword blocking’ and allow adverts to appear next to coronavirus articles. Industry bodies have come together to support the message by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) by urging firms to end ‘ad-blocking’ on online … Read more
His dad Tom Hanks, 63, revealed he and wife Rita Wilson, also 63, have contracted coronavirus and are in isolation in Australia. And two days after his father revealed the diagnosis. Colin Hanks shared vintage safety ads about preventing the spread of germs. One ad he shared on Friday read: ‘Stop where’s your handkerchief? Ah, … Read more
Watchdog bans face mask ads for ‘scaremongering’ and ‘misleading’ coronavirus claims Two companies have been banned from using ‘scaremongering’ mask adverts The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the adverts breached its code It stated that the adverts were ‘misleading, irresponsible and likely to cause fear’ By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 00:02 GMT, 4 March … Read more
Booze ads really are fueling underage drinking, new research suggests. The alcohol industry is targeting kids on social media and during soaps and other popular TV shows, according to the study. Product placement in movies and at sporting events is also rife – with mascots like the Budweiser Frogs easily recognized and trusted by children. … Read more
Facebook BANS ads that ‘attempt to create a sense of urgency’ around coronavirus or promise to cure it in latest attempt to reduce misinformation and fearmongering The firm committed to combat false information on the outbreak back in January Coronavirus has infected around 81,242 people and killed 2,771 individuals Social media sites have become a hotbed for … Read more
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg claims the platform ‘isn’t capable’ of fact-checking political ads Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said it’s not able to fact-checking political ads Sandberg’s comments mark a shift in narrative from previous statements Facebook has claimed that fact-checking political ads violates free speech By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 22:59 GMT, 27 February 2020 | … Read more