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Google: Profit and sales surge as tax rate falls

Google'sbusinessishummingalongdespitemountingconcernsoverdataprivacy.Alphabet(GOOGL),theparentcompanyofGoogle,reportedMondaythatitsprofitshit$9.4billioninthefir

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Time Warner CEO says AT&T merger needed to compete with internet titans

TimeWarnerChiefExecutiveJeffBewkesonWednesdaydefendedhiscompany’splannedmergerwithtelecomsfirmATTasnecessarytocompeteeffectivelyforadvertisingwithinternetgiants

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How Facebook ads target you

IfyouwanttotailoraFacebookadtoasingleuseroutofitsuniverseof2.2billion,youcould.Tryingtopitchyourboutiquebedandbreakfasttoa44-year-old“trendymom”wholivesinSeattl

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Facebook to verify major page owners

Facebookwillverifytheidentityofpeoplerunningpopularpages,aspartofitscontinuedeffortstostemfakenewsandpropaganda.ChiefexecutiveMarkZuckerbergsaidall“large”pagesw

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A look at Facebook’s data scandal

NewYorkTimesandadozenmainWesternmediaoutlets,adatafirmCambridgeAnalyticacollecteddataof50millionFacebookusers,andmighthaveusedtheleakedinformationtohelpDonaldTr

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Twitter to ban crypto ads

TwitterisjoiningGoogleandFacebookinplanningtoannounceablanketbanofInitialCoinOfferings(ICOs),tokensalesandcryptocurrencies.Thesocialnetworkisseeminglythinkingof

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Google purged 3.2 billion bad ads from the web last year

It'snosecretthatGoogle(andmuchofthetechindustry)struggletodealwithbadadvertisingin2017,andthecompanynowhasthestatstoproveit.Thecompanyhasrevealedthatitremovedov

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Google to ban ads on cryptocurrencies, related products

AlphabetInc’sGooglesaidonWednesdayitwillbanadvertisementsforcryptocurrenciesandrelatedcontentstartinginJune.Underthenewpolicy,thecompanywillbanadsforunregulated

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Advertisers are pulling ads from Alex Jones’ YouTube channel

Lastweek,YouTubesaidthatsomeofthewarningsandbanshandeddowntosomeright-wingchannelsmighthavebeenmistakesfromhumanmoderators,butdespitethewalkback,somecompaniesha

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Facebook bans all ads for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

FacebooksaidonTuesdaythatno"deceptivepromotionalpracticessuchascryptocurrency"willbeallowedinanyadsonitswebsite.ThenewFacebookpolicyreleasedonTuesdayvirtuallyba

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Google introduces new controls for muting and blocking online ads

Now,mutinganadonyourphonewillalsomuteitonyourdesktop.Onlineadvertisementsareessentialforkeepingtheinternetfreetouse,andwhilethisisimportanttokeepinmind,there'sn

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YouTube again revises rules to keep advertisers from offensive content

AlphabetInc’sGoogleismakingitssecondattemptinlessthanayeartoprotectadvertisersonitsYouTubeuserchannelsfrombeingassociatedwithvideosfeaturingviolence,goreorbadla

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Uber is sued over payment for mobile ads it called fraudulent

ABritishmobileadvertisingagencyhassuedUberTechnologiesInctoforcetheride-hailingcompanytopaymillionsofdollarsofbillsthatUberhadrefusedtopayafterclaimingthatadsbe

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Facebook users can check if they saw Russian ads

FacebookuserscannowseeiftheysawRussianadsduringthe2016election.Thesocialmediagiantreleasedatoolthatallowsuserstoseeifthey"liked"orfollowedanypagesoraccountsthat

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Facebook ads that let employers target younger workers focus of U.S. law

SeveralU.S.employersengagedinagediscriminationbyplacingrecruitmentadsonFacebooktargetingyoungerworkers,accordingtoalawsuitfiledonWednesdaybyacommunicationsindus

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Facebook will try running ads in front of Watch videos

Facebookhasbeenwillingtorunadsinthemiddleofvideos,butithashistoricallybeenreluctanttoputadsinfrontofvideosandirkpeoplejusttryingtowatchaclipthatsurfacedintheirN

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Mobike sues ad agency for illegal adverts on bicycles

China’sleadingbike-sharingcompany,Mobike,officiallystartedtodeclarewaronsmalladvertisements,illegalandknownas“citypsoriasis”onThursday.Mobikefiledalawsuitagains