EU regulator orders Google to sell part of ad-tech business
Competition commission accuses firm of favouring its own services to detriment of rivals
Instagram influencers advertising nicotine products to young people, charity warns
Highly addictive Velo nicotine pouches being pushed by British American Tobacco
Australia’s online gambling regulation far behind global pack, advocates find
Exclusive: Analysis comes as parliamentary inquiry examines the harm caused by wagering
The Guide #87: Somebody save us from the awkward advert dancing trend
In this week’s newsletter: Car showrooms have been transformed into dancefloors for some seriously shonky moves in the latest pointless ad-break craze
Meta warns Australia’s plan to limit targeted ads could push free platforms towards subscription fees
Letting Australians opt out of all targeted advertising under privacy reforms would go further than any other proposal globally, Facebook’s parent company says
Brands embrace Eurovision – and the spending power of its 180m viewers
Philadelphia, Baileys and Invivo X Unity prosecco among sponsors hoping for douze points in Liverpool
Ad watchdog cracks down on misleading health and beauty claims
ASA reports rise in complaints about ads that mislead customers about benefits of treatments like Botox
Chatbot ‘journalists’ found running almost 50 AI-generated content farms
Websites churn out content, often advancing false narratives, to saturate with adverts, says anti-misinformation firm
LloydsPharmacy shared customers’ sensitive data for targeted advertising
Exclusive: Investigation finds company passed on information such as purchases of Viagra to TikTok and Facebook
Nine out of 10 beauty clinics breaking the law by advertising Botox – study
Promotion of anti-ageing product is illegal because it is a prescription-only medicine
Christopher Gunning obituary
Composer best known for creating the theme music for the popular and long-running ITV series Poirot
Creative tech firm Talenthouse is close to failure as debts mount
Company that matches artists with brands is understood to have laid off most of its staff and faces legal action by creditors
‘I Googled “white guy” and there I was’: stock photo models on seeing their faces in everything from ads to ridiculous memes
Some of them posed for photos – and before they knew it they had become the face of skin lightening, bad boyfriends, penis disorders and Canadian immigration. What’s it like when your image goes around the world?
Meta reportedly considering Europe political ads ban
Facebook owner weighing up move amid fears it could struggle to abide by new EU laws, say reports
‘The model is broken’: UK’s regional newspapers fight for survival in a digital world
As Reach makes more job cuts on local titles, is a sustainable future in sight for local journalism to hold power to account?