How can you tell the US$200bn market for digital advertising is devolving into a two-horse race? The duopolists are retreating to their respective corners to specialise in what they do best. Those two titans are Google and Facebook, which
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Snap, the parent company of Snapchat is looking to go public with an initial public offering in March 2017. Snap has filed its intentions secretly with the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Facebook is taking steps to address its role in spreading fake news, such as enlisting the help of third-party fact checkers and posting warnings on dubious stories. CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday responded to
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. Snapchat filed papers with the US Securities and Exchange Commission before last week’s US presidential election
Facebook’s WhatsApp has finally joined rivals from WeChat to Snapchat in offering video calls. The messaging service, responding to popular demand, will begin rolling out the long-awaited feature to its billion-plus users across
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejected the idea that fake news on the social network influenced the US presidential election and said echo chambers aren’t really a problem on the site. The company co-founder was responding
America just endured its first presidential election in which the majority of the electorate got its news from social media. And the outcome is already prompting soul searching by the companies that shaped it. Facebook will have to contend with mounting dissatisfaction
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Snap (formerly Snapchat) amended its charter to ensure that its founders retain majority voting control after the company’s initial public offering, giving them more control than the founders at Facebook and Google had after those
One thing about the 2016 US presidential race is undeniable: Donald Trump has lied or misled at an unprecedented level. Over 70% of his statements, according to Politifact, are “mostly false”, “false” or “pants on fire false”. (Hillary Clinton is at 26%.) His latest whopper