Global internet use: Asia has most numbers (but Europe has highest penetration)
Asia dominates internet use around the world by sheer numbers, but Europe has the highest Internet use per person, according to new research.
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Mobile makes up quarter of global media use (as planning shifts from channels to ‘mindsets’)
Nearly a quarter (24%) of all global media consumption will be mobile this year, up from just 5% in 2011 as the mobile internet takes share from almost all other media, according to new research.
Brits spend twice as long on internet as 10 years ago
Nine in ten adults are now online with most thinking the benefits of the internet outweigh the risks, but many are turned off by all forms of digital advertising, according to new research.
IAB Europe warns of “dire unintended consequences of restricting data-driven ads”
The EU’s plans of restricting collection and use of data in digital advertising could have serious and unintended consequences for the EU economy, for Europe’s independent media, and for the accessibility of the internet itself, according to trade body IAB Europe.
‘Snooper’s Charter’ ruled illegal by EU judges
The so-called snooper’s charter will now a series of new legal challenges after the EU’s highest court ruled government’s “general and indiscriminate retention” of emails is illegal.
Global media consumption trends: Digital catching TV fast
People around the world are likely to spend more than eight hours a day consuming media with the internet driving growth, according to a report.
Hungary scraps internet tax after protests
The Hungarian government has decided to axe a planned tax on internet data traffic after mass protests against the plan.