Facebook scams are nothing new. For years, fraudsters have weaponized the Facebook ads platform on a large scale. Meta makes, ...

If you want to tailor a Facebook ad to a single user out of its universe of 2.2 billion, you could. Trying to pitch your boutique bed and breakfast to a 44-year-old “trendy mom” who lives in Seattle, ...

Facebook's CEO apologized for the Cambridge Analytica scandal with ads in multiple U.S. and British newspapers Sunday, saying the social media platform doesn't deserve to hold personal information if ...

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A warning about a Facebook ad offering a popular chocolate in bulk, perfect for the holidays. The ads ...

Scam ads on Facebook have evolved beyond the days of misspelled headlines and sketchy product photos. Today, many are powered by artificial intelligence, fueled by deepfake technology and distributed ...

Facebook says the lawsuit is without merit and that it does not discriminate. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Facebook is facing yet another legal challenge this week — this time over ads that advocacy groups ...

It’s no secret that Google Ads (formerly known as Google AdWords) and Facebook Ads have a longstanding rivalry. What is it about these two platforms that cause so much discussion? And how do you ...

Between June 2015 and August 2017, millions of Americans were exposed to Facebook ads and posts generated by Russian operatives who sought to influence voter behavior and exploit divisions in American ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s status used to be measured in the meteoric number of users who flocked to the world’s most popular online hangout. Now Wall Street is wielding a very different yardstick. It ...

WASHINGTON – As Congress is primed to hear from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week, an examination of Capitol Hill use of the social network found that some members rely on private data to target ...