CALIFORNIA: Facebook on Monday said it will hire more than 1,000 people to thwart deceptive ads crafted to knock elections off course.
The announcement came...
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Facebook as “anti-Trump” and questioned its role during the 2016 presidential campaign, amid probes into alleged...
Alphabet's Google said on Friday it would stop scanning Gmail content for creating personalized ads from later this year, bringing the widely-used email service...
Twitter, trying to boost its sagging advertising revenue, will allow brands to buy commercials on its video streams for Periscope, signaling a major push...
LONDON: Google, which has seen a slew of companies withdraw ads after they appeared alongside extremist content, said Tuesday it was introducing new tools...
Facebook said on Friday it would stop advertisers from using its ethnicity-based ad-targeting feature on some ads, following criticism that advertisers could misuse the...
LONDON: Cats have taken over a London underground train station in a campaign to challenge advertising norms, attracting hordes of sightseers -- and leaving dog lovers dismayed.
BEIJING: China's internet regulator said on Saturday that search engines should tighten management of paid-for ads in search results, making clear which results are paid-for and limiting their numbers.
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has sought government explanation over “face-saving” advertisements in the media regarding Panama Papers, ARY News reported.
NEW YORK: Humorous ads for a documentary film that aims to promote understanding and tolerance of Muslims went up in New York subways on Monday after the movie's production company won a legal battle with the city's transit authority.
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Thursday rolled out a platform for quick, immersive ads with the potential to become a tempting rival to television commercials.
SAN FRANCISCO: Google revealed on Thursday that it sidelined more than 780 million ads deemed rude, dishonest or dangerous in 2015 in a leap from the 524 million targeted a year earlier.
CALIFORNIA: Twitter Inc said it was testing a feature to show advertisements to people who read tweets without logging in, as it tries to make good on its long-time ambition to monetize non-active users.
CALIFORNIA: LinkedIn Corp's quarterly revenue and profit handily beat analysts' estimates as the world's biggest professional networking website operator earned more from its recruitment services business and from advertisements and paid memberships.
SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram has added new layout options in addition to its signature square for pictures and videos in a bid to attract more advertisers and to stop users defecting to more flexible services such as Snapchat.
SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram will let brand marketers showcase more images on its photo-sharing smartphone app, the Facebook-owned service’s latest move to expand its money-making advertising features.
NEW YORK: Twitter Inc will begin tracking what third-party apps are installed on users' mobile devices so the social media company can deliver more tailored content, including ads, the company said late on Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Thursday made it easier for people to understand and control how their information is used at the leading social network while expanding its quest to better target ads.