You might have heard the famous maxim that “if something is free, you’re the product.” The freemium world of apps and social media have made it nearly indisputable, heralding a previously unimaginable ...

TL;DR: Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams revealed to US senators that Meta targeted teens aged 13 to 17 with ads based on their emotional states, such as feeling depressed or worthless. This ...

Meta has agreed to stop targeting adverts at an individual Facebook user after she filed a lawsuit against the tech giant. Source: www.unsplash.com Tanya O’Carroll, a London-based tech policy and ...

GetHookd has updated its AI-powered ad research platform, offering users more tools to target their competitors’ consumer bases with targeted ads on Facebook and other social networking services.

Meta has agreed for the first time to stop using the personal data of a specific individual for targeted advertising, as part of a negotiated settlement with human rights campaigner Tanya O’Carroll.

More than 1.5 million subscribers could be part of a class-action settlement by the newspaper company Lee Enterprises, for sending personally-identifying information to the parent company of Facebook ...