New guidance on data protection and journalism being drawn up by the Information Commissioner’s Office must be "practical, workable" and respect the right to freedom of expression “which underpins press freedom and the practice of journalism,” the News Media...

The NMA has strongly objected to the Information Commissioners Office Age Appropriate Design code and has called for a news media publishers to be excluded from the scope of the proposed draft code and called for a meeting with...

The Ozone Project is "gaining traction with clients and agencies" as the collaborative offering between some national news brands continues to position itself as a trusted, brand-safe and fraud-free alternative to the tech platforms that attracts 42.5 million engaged...

The Information Commissioner’s Office is consulting on statutory codes under the Data Protection Act 2018 relevant to media editorial and commercial activities. The first of its consultative drafts ‘Age appropriate design: a code of practice for online services’ attracted some...

The European Commission has fined Google €1.49 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market dominance by imposing a number of restrictive clauses in contracts with third-party websites which prevented Google's rivals from placing their search...

An Ofcom report has found that a vast majority of the public find the techniques used to target consumers with advertising online are unacceptable because of the ways in which personal data is used. Published today, the Adtech Market Research...

Philip Hammond has become the latest senior figure to call for a Competition and Markets Authority investigation into the digital advertising marketplace, saying that the body should prioritise the issue. Following the publication of the Furman report, which aligned closely...

Chancellor Philip Hammond will brief the international community on the UK’s response to the challenges of the digital marketplace at the World Economic Forum in Davos. A press release with details of the Chancellor’s speech to global economic leaders in...

Google and Facebook must be subject to a “greater level of regulatory oversight” because of their strong market position which is “at risk of creating competitive or consumer harm” and damaging news media publishers  a preliminary report from the...