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 ...

Last spring, when we learned that Facebook was providing advertisers with the option to show different ads to different users based on their “ethnic affinity,” we got nervous. Facebook places people ...

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 ...

Facebook Inc. is adding more human reviewers to oversee its advertising system after a report showed that people could target ads at users interested in anti-Semitic and other hateful topics. The ...

The tech giant asked Europe’s second-highest court to rein in an emergency enforcement order that could reshape how companies use personal data for targeted advertising.