Hollywood blockbuster boom fuels record UK cinema advertising

The Avengers, Frozen 2, Star Wars and Toy Story 4 prompt all-time high in advertising at the movies

Facebook to curb microtargeting in political advertising

Firm considering to raise amout of targeted people from 100 to ‘a few thousands’

Google crackdown on political ads ‘will have minimal impact in UK’

British advertisers rely more on keywords than microtargeting tools, according to source

Google admits major underreporting of election ad spend

Errors affect Tories and Labour, with heavy spending on search words not always recorded

Voters ‘used as lab rats’ in political Facebook adverts, warn analysts

Parties are all involved in a targeted experiment that campaigners warn lacks transparency and could harm democracy

Facebook: we would let Tories run ‘doctored’ Starmer video as ad

Social network says scrutiny that followed edited clip serves accountability

Google and Facebook ‘considering ban on micro-targeted political ads’

Reports say firms may act over concerns that practice risks damaging democratic norms

Twitter political ad ban could silence climate activists, warns Warren

US presidential hopeful says fossil fuel firms will be free to promote themselves while critics are barred

Character reference: how movie marketing is eating itself

Character posters are ruining films before they are released. Surely these pointless ads only dilute a movie’s campaign?

Targeted ads are one of the world’s most destructive trends. Here’s why

They have led to a proliferation of fake news and clickbait, fuelled surveillance capitalism and normalised pervasive tracking and data-mining. Then there’s their effect on democracy ...

Online casino advert banned for targeting problem gamblers

Online casino offered free spins to people Googling ways to block themselves from betting

Facebook exempts political ads from ban on making false claims

Firm quietly rescinds policy banning false advertising as UK general election looms

Asda to launch Downton Abbey ad before film premiere

Thirty-second ad will be shown on Channel 4 featuring ‘downstairs’ staff from series

I worked for Tim Bell. He was not the monster of leftwing caricature

Thatcher’s favourite PR man believed everyone had a right to tell their story, says Neal Lawson, chair of centre-left pressure group Compass

Extreme makeup: how the girls and boys of Generation Z created a huge new subculture

Many young people now spend hours in their bedrooms, perfecting extraordinarily intricate looks to put up online