Category Archives: Advertising
First Twitter, Now Facebook: Company Introduces New Political Ad Transparency Policy
Facebook must’ve seen this tweet, published three days ago by a ProPublica journalist after Twitter unveiled a sweeping new transparency policy that included new disclosure rules for “political” and “issues-based” ads… Twitter is promising more transparency in political ads than Facebook. I love seeing tech giants try to outdo each other on transparency pic.twitter.com/aXPOpLicoB — […]
“Sophisticated” Russia Memes Claimed Hillary, McCain Founded ISIS & Called For End To US Involvement In Syria
Facebook only just turned over copies of the 3,000 “Russia ads” to Congressional investigators, but company insiders have been dribbling out descriptions of the advertisements to overeager media outlets for weeks now. And while images of the ads (to our utter surprise) have somehow not yet leaked, that could soon change as top Democrats on […]
Facebook Turns Over 3,000 Ads To Congress; Adam Schiff Vows To Release “Representative Sampling”
As Democrats in Congress continue in their endless crusade to prove to you that Russia swayed the entire U.S. Presidential election with a measly $100,000 worth of Facebook ads, Adam Schiff (D-CA) has come forward this afternoon to let you know that he now has his hands on the 3,000 ads in question and plans […]
Former Congressman Warns That Foreign Countries Could Bribe The Feds To “Regulate Drudge”
Authored by Alex Thomas via The Daily Sheeple, A former Republican Congressman from Colorado has warned that a foreign country could bribe or “incentivize” the FCC to regulate and “rein in” popular conservative news outlets, including The Drudge Report. Former Rep. Tom Tancredo, in an opinion piece for The Hill, started out his shocking warning by downplaying the so-called […]
One Simple Chart Proves That Facebook Thinks You’re A Moron
Last week we jokingly wrote about a Facebook press release that was apparently an honest effort by the social media giant intended to summarize Russian efforts to undermine the 2016 election using their social media platform. That said, at least to us, it seemed as though Facebook unwittingly proved what a farce the entire ‘Russian […]
P&G Slashed Digital Ad Spending, This Is What Happened Next
Submitted by Wolf Richter of WolfStreet Tired of feeding an opaque, slimy industry of bots and fake clicks Procter & Gamble, one of the largest and most sophisticated advertisers in the world, reported on Thursday that sales were slightly down in the fourth quarter and for the fiscal year, despite consumer price inflation. It’s the […]
Facebook Under Fire For Selling Emotionally Vulnerable Kids’ Data To Advertisers
Via TheAntiMedia.org, Less than two months after announcing it would begin using artificial intelligence tools in its marketing arm, Facebook is now being accused of letting advertisers target emotionally vulnerable children. According to The Australian, a 23-page leaked document obtained by the outlet — marked “Confidential: Internal Only” and dated 2017 — reveals that the […]