They formed a larger network of more than 88,000 accounts. Twitter announced it has removed another batch of state-backed Twitter accounts from its platform, this time there were just shy of 6,000 of which a “significant” number of these were from Saudi Arabia. According to Twitter, the deleted accounts represent a “core portion” of a […]
PayPal this morning announced it has completed its acquisition of a 70% equity stake in GoPay (Guofubao Information Technology Co. [GoPay], Ltd.), making PayPal the first foreign payment platform to provide online payment services in China. The transaction was approved by the People’s Bank of China on September 30 and has now closed. Deal terms have not been disclosed. GoPay […]
Instagram posts about vaping banned for breaking advertising rules British American Tobacco (BAT) is among four e-cigarette sellers banned from promoting their products on public Instagram pages after adverts appeared alongside pictures of well-known celebrities. BAT claimed its posts that included pictures of Lily Allen, Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek and other famous faces only “provided information” to users and were […]
Netflix has been at the forefront of streaming media since it first began offering video-on-demand services a decade ago. It quickly became a must-have service thanks to its ever-growing library of movie favorites, television shows, and original content. While the platform is available in over 130 countries around the world, that doesn’t mean that everyone […]
TripAdvisor Buys SinglePlatform For $51M From ConstantContact To Offset Google’s SEO Roadblocks TripAdvisor has acquired SinglePlatform, a listings management company that syndicates restaurant menus to search and directory sites online, for approximately $51 million in cash. The company purchased Single Platform from Constant Contact, an Endurance International Group subsidiary. In an SEC filing, Endurance Group reported […]
