Facebook to publish data on Irish abortion referendum ads Social media company to provide details of spending on ads targeting Irish voters
Facebook labels Russian users as ‘interested in treason’ Firm removes category, which affected 65,000 people, from ad tools, following safety fears
What should I do about all the GDPR pop-ups on websites? Barbara is constantly being interrupted by pop-ups about the new GDPR. Is there anything she can do?
‘Google and Facebook won’: old guard of advertising under threat in Cannes Internet giants’ growing control of ad spend brought a sense of change to Cannes Lions festival
Guardian, News UK and Telegraph launch joint advertising business The Ozone Project will allow advertisers to buy online ad space across news titles from one site
Political advertising online to be reformed, says UK data regulator Twitter and Facebook told they will be held more responsible for the content they publish
Irish anti-abortion campaigners dodge Google’s ad ban Campaigners use alternative platforms to promote message on news sites and games
Facebook says its free news feed is helping journalism Company tells Australian regulator that news makes up just 5% of content shared, and downplays its collection and use of people’s data
The Guardian view on ad tech: a tangled web Editorial: Martin Lewis is suing Facebook. The question is whether companies can be held responsible for the behaviour of their software
Martin Lewis is right to take on Facebook – it has too much power As some publishers try to clean up rogue online advertising, the platform has been slow to act. Time for regulation, says freelance journalist Ellie Mae O’Hagan
What happens to the global publicity titans if advertising no longer pays? The departure of Martin Sorrell from WPP is just the latest sign of the crisis surrounding big ad firms and their ageing leaders
What’s the best email service that doesn’t scan emails for ad-targeting? Jim doesn’t want his emails scanned for targeted ads, but while there are ways to avoid it, surveillance-based advertising is rife
Facebook to start asking permission for facial recognition in GDPR push Users will be asked to review information about targeted advertising but some say opting out is deliberately difficult
Facebook ad feature claims to predict user’s future behaviour Social network criticised over feature that targets users who are likely to switch to an advertiser’s rival’s product
Social media ad spend to overtake TV’s in spite of Facebook woes Cambridge Analytica scandal unlikely to diminish sector’s dominance, says eMarketer