Suzanne Bearne

HandM

‘Degrading’ H&M swimwear ad cleared

Suzanne Bearne

H&M has vowed to review future advertising campaigns after a series of ads featuring models posing in the fashion retailer’s swimsuit and bikini range were accused of being “degrading” to women, the third time this year the retailer has been in the dock over the sexual nature of its ads.

Google

Google’s privacy policy explained

Suzanne Bearne

From today (March 1) Google is combining data from across all of its products including search, video-sharing platform YouTube and social network Google+, to create a detailed profile of people’s interests.

Krush

Kellogg’s escapes censure

Suzanne Bearne

Kellogg’s has avoided censure for an online game to promote its Krave cereal, despite a complaint that it encouraged an unhealthy lifestyle in children.

The Times

The Times boosts digital subscribers

Suzanne Bearne

The number of people paying for a digital subscription to The Times in the past four months has increased 7% to 119,255 in January, according to the latest figures released by News International.