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A European human rights body has ruled that Facebook’s algorithm shows gender bias when promoting job advertisements, marking what activists say is a crucial step in holding big tech companies ...

ACCORDING TO ONE of the great myths of American politics, George Washington could not tell a lie. No politician since has felt such compunction. Slandering opponents has been part of the political ...

Facebook will soon begin testing ads inside its Oculus Quest virtual reality system. In the coming weeks, adverts will start appearing inside the Resolution Games title Blaston as well as two other ...

What is the Facebook Ad Library? The Facebook Ad Library – sometimes referred to as the Meta Ad Library – is a searchable database containing every ad currently on Facebook. The library displays ...

Facebook has been ordered by a Dutch court to remove fraudulent adverts touting get-rich-quick cryptocurrency schemes featuring a local celebrity. On Monday, as reported by Reuters, the decision is ...

Jeremy Corbyn announced that the Labour Party might back a second vote. Prime Minister Theresa May conceded that she might allow for a Brexit delay. Cue the sketchy Facebook ads. A search for key ...

A photographer is blaming flat earthers and moon landing deniers for triggering Facebook's algorithms to take down his ads for a NASA-related book project. When he's not battling bugs and robots in ...

The ACLU filed a complaint on Tuesday claiming Facebook ads discriminate. Facebook allows employers to discriminate against women by targeting job listings toward men only — specifically in ...

Facebook has reportedly decided to scale back the use of advertising inside its widely-used service WhatsApp—but how will it impact the future of the company? A team set up inside Facebook to explore ...

A new Facebook tool that shows users who is paying for political ads can be easily manipulated. Business Insider ran two fake ads listed as "paid for by" the defunct political consultancy Cambridge ...

Well, it was only a matter of time. Advertising giant Facebook announced Wednesday that they’re going to begin testing advertising inside virtual reality titles on its Oculus platform soon. The first ...