How a slowing digital ad market, Apple's ATT changes, tech companies' internal turmoil, weak content moderation, and more are contributing to a junk ad epidemic
written after Apple's new App Store ad format placed gambling ads next to gambling addiction apps — as the antecedent rebuttal to the NYT's piece this weekend that questions why, all of the sudden, ad...
Ahead of the midterms, US political campaigns are using voter-profiling companies and vast amounts of data to target campaign ads on guns, vaccines, and QAnon
even a “Trump resistance” score. Yes, you too may have a “QAnon Believer” score. https://www.nytimes.com/... Julia Rosen / @juliarosen : The one when the NYT discovers models and scores. Decade late t...
A look at the presentiment that social media is bad for society, as some researchers find the fears are overstated and others warn about effects on individuals
There's a general sense that it's bad for society—which may be right. But studies offer surprisingly few easy answers. Tweets: @brendannyhan , @kreissdaniel , @sivavaid , @kreissdaniel , @ayshardzn ,...
How a law professor became the target of posts on conservative sites, social media harassment, and PR firms hired by gig economy companies, for supporting AB5
Labor activists are targeted in a social media campaign as gig economy companies spend millions to prevent workers from becoming employees. Tweets: @darakerr , @aaschapiro , @deaneckles , @gigworkersr...
Profile of Acronym, a progressive nonprofit that, with the help of ex-Facebook staffer James Barnes, is looking to use Trump's online ad tactics against him
A former Facebook employee is using a tool he employed to help President Trump win to conduct tests for a progressive group … Tweets: @nytpolitics , @chillywillers , @conorjrogers , @anthony , @fishbo...