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 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 ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Organic traffic on Facebook is drying up for many small businesses, as the number of businesses paying for advertising increases. The number of advertisers on Facebook — over 6 million in the first ...

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 ...

The midterm election campaigns have barely begun, and politicians and advocacy groups are already spending over $1 million a day on Facebook ads to energize their supporters and gain new ones. That ...

Most organizations that buy political ads on Facebook and Instagram will soon have to prove their identity with a government ID, the social media company said. The move is intended to increase the ...