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A look at the continued erosion of our online rights

In light of the news Verizon has been poking and prodding the Oath terms and conditions, we decided to have a look at what other gems the internet giants bury in the complicated text.

• 1 hour ago

Facebook and YouTube reveal their offensiveness offensive and intolerance of intolerance

Facebook and Google-owned YouTube have both attempted to offer some transparency when it comes to one of today’s haziest trends: abusive, offensive or ‘inappropriate’ online content.

• 1 day ago

Tele2 points optimistically towards acquisitions

Swedish telco Tele2 has promised there is much to be optimistic about, directing investor attention towards acquisitions and away from the mixed bag of financial results for the first quarter of 2018.

• 2 days ago

Conquering video: overcoming the congestion conundrum

Video is fast emerging as the Holy Grail for mobile operators and the numbers don’t lie. Facebook users consume eight billion videos a day and 82% of those active on Twitter view video content. Significantly, 90% of Twitter video views and 60% of YouTube views are now from users on mobile devices.

• 2 days ago

Amazon draws back curtain to unveil monstrous content machine

It has been one of the best kept secrets in the tech world, but in a letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has revealed its Prime offering now has more than 100 million subscribers worldwide.

• 6 days ago

Sky is starting to emerge as a convergence heavyweight

The convergence business model is a difficult one to crack, though some might argue Sky has the easier path to connected riches, and it is starting to pick up the pace.

• 6 days ago

Apple looks to news to supplement obscene smartphone profits

On the day Counterpoint Research estimated Apple collected 86% the total handset market profits in Q4, rumours have resurfaced about the firm wandering further into the world of news service subscriptions.

• 7 days ago

Vodafone draws first blood in misleading 5G PR battle

Vodafone has announced it has completed the first test of its newly acquired 5G spectrum, with the new airwaves being used for a video call between Manchester and Newbury.

• 12 Apr 2018

Snap set to have another crack at popping the specs market

A FCC filing from Snap indicates the social media firm is set to have another stab at making its connected glasses work, after a tepid response to the first go.

• 12 Apr 2018

Alliance for Open Media aims to reduce network demand of video by 30%

The Alliance for Open Media has released the AOMedia Video Codec 1.0 (AV1) specification which promises the delivery of 4K UHD or higher online video for lower data usage and no royalties.

• 29 Mar 2018

AT&T slams DoJ antitrust claim in Time Warner battle

The trial hasn’t even begun yet and the lawyers are already at each other throats as AT&T files a pre-trial briefing attacking the basis of the Department of Justice case.

• 13 Mar 2018

The secret sauce for successful content monetization: How Altibox’s Video Services Boost Business

Does your subscribers ask for premium content? Where do they want to consume premium content? How to compete with established OTT brands? Faced with this need, how can Altibox keep their subscribers happy?

• 26 Feb 2018

CenturyLink video service doesn’t make it out of Beta

Content is all the rage in the operator world, but it seems CenturyLink couldn’t cut the mustard as it bins its streaming service during the Beta test stages.

• 23 Feb 2018

UK Government unveils its own AI to detect terrorist content online

The UK Government has announced the development of new software which promises to automatically detect terrorist content on any online platform.

• 13 Feb 2018

Facebook is for Edith and Snapchat is for Timmy

Facebook might be top-dog when it comes to the social media giants but recent estimates indicate its now more appealing to older generations while Snapchat is seemingly stealing its younger customers.

• 12 Feb 2018

Would you believe it, Twitter posts its first ever profit

Now this is not something many people were expecting, but the ugly duckling of the social media giants posted its first ever profit in the last quarter.

• 08 Feb 2018

Orange gets all giddy with new European 5G trial sites

Orange has announced it is starting to bounce with excitement over the prospect of 5G, opening up a few new test sites across Europe.

• 08 Feb 2018

Snap’s spreadsheets start to crackle as sales pop

Snap has always been pretty good at coming up with new ideas to engage consumers but making money was always its Achilles heel.

• 07 Feb 2018

Seat and Orange aim to make the car your home away from home

Orange Spain and Seat have signed an agreement to promote new advances in the development and use of the connected car, promising to make it your home away from home.

• 06 Feb 2018

Mobile ad spend finally surpasses TV

New research from the Advertising Association and WARC has revealed UK ad spend on mobile was higher than TV spend for the first time.

• 05 Feb 2018