Google’s Global Head of News on saving the internet from itself and fighting back against Facebook

French judge establishes prevalence of freedom of the press on Right to be Forgotten

RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN: Last week the Superior Court in France, arguably one of the most enthusiastic countries when it comes to Right to be Forgotten, rendered a decision that might have come as a surprise for some. As it turns out, the WAN-IFRA report on the topic, published earlier this year, concluded rightly that “for newspapers there should be little cause for concern”.

5 takeaways from WAN-IFRA’s new report on ad blocking

With AdBlock Plus announcing just this week that it now has 100 million active installations (double what it claimed in January 2016), ad blocking is clearly an ongoing and growing threat for news publishers. To help publishers address this topic, WAN-IFRA has just released the industry’s most comprehensive report available on ad blocking and strategies for news publishers.