Uber contradicts own research with London congestion ad claim Poster displayed near two TfL offices said car-pooling service helped reduce traffic
5G battle hots up as EE lodges complaint over Three UK advert Advertising Standards Authority to investigate whether claims breach code
AI can read your emotions. Should it? Advertisers, tech giants and border forces are using mind-reading software to read and respond to our moods – whether we like it or not
No Logo at 20: have we lost the battle against the total branding of our lives? Twenty years on from the book that analysed the growing political power of ‘superbrands’
Tories continue Facebook ad spree as ‘major bugs’ block transparency Tools to crack down on ‘dark money’ political ads are ineffective, researchers say
Tories test Boris Johnson campaign messages on Facebook Flurry of ads fronted by new PM may be testing waters before potential early poll
Internet advertising to grow at slowest rate since 2001 dotcom bust Sector to be outpaced next year by cinema ads as big companies raise fears over digital scandals
Facebook ads funded by ‘dark money’ are the right’s weapon for 2020 The right and conservative media are using the untraceable ads to push a rightwing agenda and get Donald Trump re-elected
Google and Facebook under scrutiny over UK ad market dominance Competition watchdog to investigate potential abuse of power and control of user data
India and Pakistan in social media dogfight before cricket clash Pakistani channel releases spoof video of shot-down pilot, prompting outrage in India
Instagram influencer Mrs Hinch investigated by advertising body Homecare product endorser Sophie Hinchliffe faces questions after Proctor & Gamble promotions
If Netflix decided to show ads, revenues really might start streaming in The company is pushing through a price rise as new rivals prepare to launch. But it could always fund itself another way
Get ready for Crudstergram! Charlie Brooker’s gadgets to save the world The Black Mirror creator invents exciting products to transform your life – from the workout that makes you feel like a saint to the world’s cleverest toilet
Google changes policy to block misleading ads for anti-abortion groups Announcement comes after Guardian revealed Google gave $150,000 in free ads to opaque anti-abortion group