WhatsApp clampdown: Lawyers warn City firms about increasing scrutiny of app August 24, 2022 Lawyers have warned City firms to “dust off” their communication training handbooks amid fears that regulators could ramp up scrutiny of the use of WhatsApp in UK financial services.
Going old school: why new media’s rise is far from inevitable August 18, 2022 Ian Whittaker is twice winner of the CityAM Analyst of the Year, a long-standing Square Mile media analyst and founder of advisory firm Liberty Sky Advisors The last 12 months has been a brutal one for many of the most high-profile names in the Media space. According to a recent FT piece, nearly $400bn [...]
Swapping Silicon Valley for Kings Cross: Nick Clegg becomes latest Meta boss to head to London August 3, 2022 London appears to be becoming the new Silicon Valley for Meta, as Facebook’s parent firm’s president of global affairs Nick Clegg makes his way back to the capital. The news comes just a day after the Financial Times leaked the fact that head of Instagram Adam Mosseri would be moving across the pond. It is understood [...]
Influencer push: Head of Instagram heads to London to help drive creator content August 2, 2022 The head of Instagram is set to move temporarily to London as the social media giant tries to keep up with the TikTok influencer wave.
Meta: Instagram owner has first ever fall in sales revenue but monthly Facebook usage grows July 28, 2022 Facebook and Instagram owner Meta had its first ever drop in sales revenue in the first time in its history. The social media giant’s revenue stood at $28.2bn in the first three months up to June this year, down from $29bn in the same period last year, marking a one per cent fall. The Mark [...]
All eyes on Silicon Valley as Big Tech braces itself for a tense earnings week July 25, 2022 2022 has undoubtedly been a year of turbulence for tech stocks, battling major sell-offs and supply chain woes.
Win for Facebook: Judge orders UK competition watchdog to revisit Meta Giphy sale July 18, 2022 Judges have called on the UK competition watchdog to revisit its ruling on the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) ruling that Meta should sell Giphy.
Instagram teams up with London ID firm Yoti to test age verification feature June 23, 2022 Instagram have teamed up with London-based startup Yoti to test a new age verification feature for 18 and over accounts.
Sorry Zuckerberg: UK competition watchdog gets green light for majority of Meta Giphy merger probe June 14, 2022 The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has backed the majority of the UK competition watchdog's probe into Meta's merger with Giphy, causing a mighty blow for the Facebook owner's team.
Meta boosts parental controls for Instagram and the metaverse for Brits June 14, 2022 Facebook parent company Meta has boosted its parental controls, bringing greater safety to its virtual reality offerings as well as social media.