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Google reportedly plans to ban post-election day political ads
Google will reportedly not run any election-related ads after polls for the US presidential election close on November 3rd.
Igor Bonifacic09.25.2020Facebook will block ads claiming victory ahead of official results
Contrary to previous reports, a Facebook rep has confirmed that the social media site will not, in fact, allow ads claiming victory for either the Trump or Biden campaigns to run on election night.
Andrew Tarantola09.23.2020TikTok bans ads for fasting apps and weight loss supplements
TikTok is introducing a new policy that cracks down on ads that “promote a harmful or negative body image.”
Igor Bonifacic09.23.2020EA pulls ads from 'UFC 4' replays after widespread complaints
EA has removed ads from 'UFC 4' replays and overlays after gamers complained they were disruptive.
Jon Fingas09.06.2020Facebook will ban new political ads in the week before US elections
Facebook has announced that it will block new political ads a week before US elections, as part of a new campaign to protect the integrity of elections.
Steve Dent09.03.2020Facebook will label ads from politically connected publications
The new policy builds on rules Facebook has been tweaking since 2018 in response to the 2016 presidential election.
Igor Bonifacic08.11.2020Google starts testing its replacement for third-party cookies
Google is letting developers test trust tokens, its replacement for ad cookies.
Jon Fingas08.01.2020Starbucks pauses all social media ads over hate speech concerns
Starbucks has joined the ranks of big companies putting social media ads on hold in response to sites' hate speech policies.
Jon Fingas06.28.2020Spotify is testing in-app ads on podcast episode pages
Basically, you’ll see the ad details on the episode page for that podcast inside the Spotify app.
Billy Steele06.22.2020The North Face pulls Facebook ads over hate and misinformation policies
Major advertisers like The North Face are pulling ads from Facebook, if temporarily, to oppose the social network's approaches to hate and misinformation.
Jon Fingas06.20.2020Facebook pulls Trump campaign ads for violating hate speech policy
Facebook has taken down Trump campaign ads for allegedly violating policies on hate through a symbol.
Jon Fingas06.18.2020Google will restrict advertisers targeting ads for jobs, housing and credit
Google has worked with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to avoid enabling Fair Housing Act violations.
Daniel Cooper06.12.2020Facebook finally delivers on its promise to label ‘state-controlled’ media
Beginning today, Facebook will label media outlets that are wholly or partially under the editorial control of their government.
Christine Fisher06.04.2020Chrome will start blocking resource-demanding ads in August
Beginning this summer, Google will cap the resources a display ad can use in Chrome in order to protect users’ batteries and data plans.
Christine Fisher05.14.2020Google proposed, then abandoned, a website tipping feature
Google had been working on a tipping tool that let readers donate small sums of money to their favorite sites.
Rachel England04.24.2020Google will force advertisers to prove they are who they say they are
Starting this summer, you'll be able to check an advertiser's legal name and country of operation.
Kris Holt04.23.2020Google is waiving ad serving fees for news publications
Acknowledging the situation, Google has announced additional assistance for media outlets. For five months, Google will waive serving fees for publications that use Ad Manager. Specifically, Google says it will help publications that produce "original" journalism.
Igor Bonifacic04.17.2020Reddit lists all political ads and spending in a special subreddit
Reddit has launched a subreddit called r/RedditPoliticalAds that will provide much more transparency about political advertising on the site. It also updated its political ad policies, requiring campaigns to work with Reddit’s sales team and leave comments turned on for at least 24 hours.
Steve Dent04.14.2020Facebook's lack of moderators is hurting its fight against misinformation
With most of its human moderators at home and unable to work remotely, Facebook is relying on automated systems more than ever. It doesn't always go well.
Karissa Bell04.07.2020US officials use mobile ad location data to study how COVID-19 spreads
The use of phone location tracking to keep tabs on COVID-19 is becoming increasingly common, and the US appears to be no exception. Wall Street Journal sources say federal (via the CDC), state and local governments have been receiving location data from mobile ads to help plan their pandemic response. The anonymized info helps officials understand where people are still gathering in significant numbers (and thus risk spreading the coronavirus), how well they're honoring stay-at-home demands and how the virus has impacted retail.
Jon Fingas03.28.2020