InOctober,UKofficialsaskedFacebooktolookintothepossibilitythatRussiangroupshadattemptedtoswaytheBrexitreferendumthroughthesite.Theywereparticularlyinterestedinw
FacebookInc(FB.O)saidonWednesdayitwastemporarilydisablingtheabilityofadvertisersonitssocialnetworktoexcluderacialgroupsfromtheintendedaudienceofadswhileitstudie
YouTubeisonceagainfacinganadvertiserfallout.HP,candygiantMarsandotherbig-namebrandsarepullingtheiradsfromthestreamingsiteafterBuzzFeedandTimesstoriesrevealedtha
It'snotjustcompanieslikeGoogleaskingtheFederalElectionCommissiontoimprovedisclosureforonlinepoliticalads.Agroupof15Democratsenators(ledbySens.ClaireMcCaskill,Am
DemocratsseeRalphNortham'sbigwinintheVirginiagovernor'sraceasabreakthroughmomentfortheleft'sdigitalefforts.AyearafterRepublicansleapfroggedtheDemocrats'digitalc
USlawmakersreleasedabatchofRussian-boughtFacebookadsonWednesdaythatshowcasedpoliticallychargedcontentallegedlyspreadonsocialmediabyMoscowaheadofthe2016USelectio
ExasperatedUSsenatorsharshlycriticizedrepresentativesofFacebook,TwitterandGoogleatahearingTuesdayfornotdoingmoretopreventRussianagentsinterferingwiththeAmerican
FacebookhasgivennewdetailsoftheextentoftheestimatedreachofRussian-linkedmaterialduringthe2016USpresidentialelection.Aheadofcongressionaltestimony,thesocialmedia
Facebookhasannouncedmeasurestomakepoliticaladvertisingonthesocialmediaplatformmoretransparent.Politicaladvertiserswillhavetoverifytheiridentityandlocationandthe
TwitterInc.saidonTuesdayitwouldaddlabelstoelection-relatedadvertisementsandsaywhoisbehindeachofthem,afterathreatofregulationfromtheUnitedStatesoverthelackofdisc
AtopFacebookexecutivesaysadslinkedtoRussiatryingtoinfluencetheUSpresidentialelectionshould“absolutely”bereleasedtothepublic,alongwithinformationonwhomtheadswere
SherylSandberg,Facebook'schiefoperatingofficer,metwithtoplawmakersinvestigatingRussianeffortstoinfluencethe2016presidentialelectionattheCapitolWednesday,afterwh
Ettu,Google?SearchandadgiantGooglehasfoundevidencethatRussianagentspurchasedadsonYouTube,GoogleSearch,Gmailandthecompany'sDoubleClickadnetwork,unnamedsourceshav
FacebookandTwitterarefacingrenewedcallsfromUSlawmakerstoensureadsontheirrespectiveplatformsaren'tusedtospreadhate.ThetwofirmsarecurrentlycooperatingwithCongress
WhenFacebooksaiditwashiring1,000morepeopletomanuallyreviewads,itwasn'tnecessarilycleartoeveryonewhatthatentailed--justwhatwasthefocus,andwoulditaffectupstanding
InanefforttodeterRussiaandothercountriesfromusingtheFacebooktointerfereinothers’elections,thecompanysaidonMondaythatitplanstohire1,000morepeopletoreviewadsanden
Facebookturnedovermorethan3,000Russia-linkedadstocongressionalinvestigatorsMonday.ThesocialmediacompanywasexpectedtoprovidetheadvertisementstotheHouseandSenateI