Alcohol advertising is aggressive and linked to youth drinking, research finds
Findings prove self-regulation by alcohol industry has failed, say coalition of health and community organisations
The Attention Merchants review – how the web is being debased for profit
Tim Wu on a decades-long campaign to monetise attention which has reached new intensity in the Facebook age
How to bump Holocaust deniers off Google’s top spot? Pay Google
Google ‘is unhappy’ with Holocaust denial beating the truth in its search results – but it probably makes more money that way
Google and Facebook to take 71% of UK online ad revenue by 2020
Dominance of companies puts pressure on newspapers, which have found it difficult to make money from online audiences
Put Christmas sparkle into your social media marketing campaign
Small businesses may lack the marketing budget of big brands, but can use festive imagination to reach new customers
Why New Zealand’s journalists should push for a new form of ownership
As the regulator listens to arguments over a proposed publishing merger it is time to consider a radical, not-for-profit, solution to the crisis
The Financial Times passes another major digital milestone
Business paper claims a first by earning more revenues from digital than print
Come Together review – Wes Anderson’s H&M Christmas ad is short and sweet
Adrien Brody channels George Clooney in The Grand Budapest Hotel director’s festive new TV advert that’s sentimental but full of tasty treats
The top 10 tech stars in the north
From an app that boosts declining high streets, to a platform where anyone can create an online radio station, these startups have been tipped for big things
Facebook faces calls for greater transparency amid ‘fake news’ row
The social media company has angered advertisers after admitting it made errors in the way it measures ad activity
Facebook halts use of WhatsApp data for advertising in Europe
Social network’s decision comes as privacy watchdogs express serious concerns over its use of messaging app’s data
Amazon TV ad features imam and vicar exchanging gifts
Online retailer says campaign in US, UK and Germany is about ‘selflessness and thinking of other people’
The Guardian view on social media: facts need to be labelled as facts
Editorial: Facebook in particular has to be wary of the dangers of misinformation. Otherwise social media will end up an echo chamber for post-truth politics
Facebook and Google move to kick fake news sites off their ad networks
Tech companies announced plans to make it harder for money to be made out of posting fake news stories
Newspapers big and small are facing an existential crisis
News Corporation and the CN Group are suffering from the same problem, declining newsprint advertising revenue, which imperils journalism’s future