Spotify admits two million users blocked ads
Spotify has uncovered 2 million users of its free service who had blocked advertising without paying, highlighting a potential revenue risk for the soon-to-be public company.
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Ecommerce in Italy worth €24bn in 2017
Italy’s online retail industry is now worth about €24bn, doubling in size in the last four years, according to new research.
Only 2% of UK Consumers consider GDPR to be NOT Important
Following Mark Zuckerberg’s meeting with the EU Parliament and GDPR coming into force, new research shows that consumers across the UK overwhelmingly describe GDPR as being extremely or very important to them in relation to their digital lives (76%), and just 2% think it has no importance.
YouTube takes on Spotify with ad-funded music streaming service
YouTube is launching a ‘freemium’ music streaming service including both videos and audio tracks, in a bid to compete with Spotify and Apple Music.
Chrome browser blocks auto-playing videos with sound
Google’s Chrome browser now blocks videos with sound that automatically play when the page loads.