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Guardian pulls ads from Google after they were placed next to extremist material

Ads for membership scheme were inadvertently placed by Google next to extremist material

Tim Berners-Lee calls for tighter regulation of online political advertising

Inventor of the worldwide web described in an open letter how it has become a sophisticated and targeted industry, drawing on huge pools of personal data

John Lewis broke advertising rules by pulling Apple Watch deal

Gadget featured in Black Friday promotion but marked as out of stock online until next day, when it appeared at full price

Bad news for online advertisers – you’ve been ’ad

Precision marketing through digital and social media aims to open our hearts and wallets. If only

Sorrell: companies that offend good governance tend to perform better

WPP chief praises Rupert Murdoch’s Fox, Facebook and Snap as he forecasts tougher market in 2017

The Guardian view on big data: the danger is less democracy

Editorial: The information gathered about us by the internet giants makes our political system vulnerable to new forms of manipulation

Comparethemarket ads lead way as online firms become top TV spenders

Comparison sites and Amazon boost spending on the small screen – but Google and Facebook cut campaigns

Six auction sites’ ads banned over misleading savings claims

MadBid among those under fire as ASA investigation finds exaggerated claims across the sector

Twitter should be flying higher with Donald Trump’s loyalty

Social media giant is failing to capitalise on US president’s use and is reluctant to make deep cuts needed to turn a profit

Facebook stops advertisers illegally discriminating by race

Social network will still allow targeting based on ‘ethnic affinity’ of users in domains other than housing, employment and credit

Super Bowl ad prompts Trump supporters to #BoycottBudweiser

Advert depicting immigrants inventing the all-American beer brand prompts boycott calls – and mockery of them – on social media

Sex doesn’t sell any more, activism does. And don’t the big brands know it

From Starbucks supporting refugees to Kenco taking on gangs, big businesses are falling over themselves to do good – and to let us know about it

Amazon and Google fight crucial battle over voice recognition

The retail giant has a threatening lead over its rival with the Echo and Alexa, as questions remain over how the search engine can turn voice technology into revenue

Moneysupermarket grabs most complained-about ad top spot again

Dancing bodyguard Gary’s Michael Jackson-style crotch grab during ad for price comparison website riles TV viewers

The usual suspects – and Nate Parker – up for Directors Guild of America awards

The key Oscars barometer has La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight present and correct in its main section, with The Birth of the Nation’s Parker among contenders for debut director

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  • The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply
  • David Hockney, revolutionary British artist famed for his pools and portraits, dies aged 88
  • What World Cup? US celebrities get their fashion kicks from the Knicks
  • SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
  • More of the Christchurch shooter’s online comments have been uncovered, New Zealand researchers say. Does it change the picture?
  • Online racism is significantly impacting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’
  • ‘I only had this father, and he’s gone’: Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing
  • Obsessed with Obsession: how a low-budget horror changed the game in Hollywood
  • France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNP
  • Brad Pitt in the frame as older men embrace ‘hot professor’ glasses
  • Masters of the Universe is a box office flop. Can they really be serious about a sequel?
  • David Gamble obituary
  • After SpaceX’s huge IPO, Americans’ financial future will be bound to AI
  • They Will Kill You to Aftersun: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones
  • Diane Keaton’s nail clippers for $960: what’s behind the new boom in celebrity estate auctions?
  • Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led her daughter to kill herself
  • The Guardian view on the analogue resurgence: the shock of the old
  • Helen Mirren speaks out about being called ‘evil Zionist’ on the street in London
  • Musk’s xAI fired engineer for raising concerns about Grok chatbot, lawsuit claims
  • SpaceX heads for record $1.78tn float amid fears it is overvalued
  • Playing with payphones: how the ubiquitous orange booths have been gamified by fans
  • Cassette tapes were the voice notes of my youth, bringing tales from the diaspora to our living room
  • ‘I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way’: Kathleen Turner’s best films – ranked!
  • AI wealth boom sending San Francisco home prices surging: ‘It’s ridiculous’
  • ‘This is honest art. Like Dostoevsky’: Tim Allen and Tom Hanks on Toy Story 5, tech peril and the joy of rusty nails
  • AI absolutism is breaking our brains. The apocalyptic future we’re being sold isn’t inevitable
  • ‘Now they can’t afford me’: Steven Spielberg was turned down to direct Bond – twice
  • Who you gonna maul? Why Paul Feig’s derided all-female Ghostbusters dazzles a decade later
  • Stop! That! Train! review – RuPaul-led zany drag comedy is a riot

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