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 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

Apprentice star’s ‘Revival Shots’ brand is rapped by advertising watchdog for social media claims

Apprentice star’s ‘Revival Shots’ brand is rapped by advertising watchdog for fake social media claims his vitamin C drinks are being tested in US and China as a ‘possible CURE for Covid’ Advertising Standards Agency ordered the adverts to be taken offline  Daniel Elahi’s firm’s promotions appeared on Facebook and Instagram  Ads claimed the shots … 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

BBC comes under pressure to sack Radio 5 Live presenter Sam Quek for breaching advertising rules

By Katie Hind for the Mail On Sunday  Cruising along clear roads, posing in beauty spots and heading to a party weekend at Glastonbury, some of Britain’s top actors love taking to Instagram to flash their expensive cars.  But what many of them did not tell their fans is that they were lent the high-end … Read more

Emily Ratajkowski masks up to take Colombo out after flashing the flesh advertising Inamorata

Emily Ratajkowski masks up to take dog Colombo out after sharing sultry bikini snap promoting her swimwear line By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 22:53 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 23:03 BST, 1 May 2020 Emily Ratajkowski was glimpsed stepping out with her beloved dog Colombo in Los Angeles this Friday. The 28-year-old supermodel … Read more

News industry joins with advertising bodies to back government’s call for brands not to block ads

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

Celebs being investigated by advertising watchdog for posing in luxury Audis

McMafia’s James Norton and Line of Duty’s Martin Compston among celebs being investigated by advertising watchdog for posing in luxury Audis on Instagram WITHOUT telling fans they were freebies Ad watchdog ASA steps in following MoS probe into paid Instagram posts  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) say ‘influencers’ should come clean about any financial arrangements … Read more

Testing fiasco deepens as super-lab in Milton Keynes only starts advertising jobs TODAY

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

ITV shares fall as travel companies pull planned TV advertising campaigns amid coronavirus outbreak

Shares in ITV have dropped over 11 per cent after the media group warned its advertising revenue looks set to decline further, while posting a 4 per cent fall in viewing figures. The broadcaster revealed that the coronavirus outbreak had led to a number of travel companies halting their planned TV advertising campaigns with the … Read more