Rappler's latest stories on Facebook ads
Zuckerberg to meet with Facebook ad boycott organizers
The groups behind the #StopHateForProfit campaign insist that the Facebook CEO be at the meeting, according to Reuters
Lego pauses social media ad spending
'We are committed to having a positive impact on children and the world they will inherit,' says Julia Goldin, chief marketing officer at Lego
Volkswagen, Adidas, Puma join Facebook ad boycott over hate speech
The German brands join the call to keep the pressure on Facebook to do more on combatting hate, and dangerous false information
Facebook boots far-right network and boosts original news
The moves come as Facebook faces an advertiser boycott that has morphed into a global digital activist campaign aimed at curbing hateful and toxic content
EXPLAINER: What is the Stop Hate For Profit movement?
The campaign calls on advertisers to pull out from Facebook for turning a blind eye to hate speech, and failing to take down posts that incite violence
As Facebook ad boycott enters new phase, impact unclear
The boycott is a permanent mark on Facebook's record but its real effects remain to be seen
Microsoft ad spending on Facebook, Instagram suspended – Axios report
The report says Microsoft's ban stems from concerns about their ads appearing next to inappropriate content
Ford to suspend social media ads, presses to 'clean up' ecosystem
'The existence of content that includes hate speech, violence and racial injustice on social platforms needs to be eradicated,' says Ford
Starbucks pauses advertising on all social media platforms
'We believe in bringing communities together, both in person and online, and we stand against hate speech,' Starbucks' short post on its website reads
LIST: Companies boycotting Facebook, supporting #StopHateForProfit
(UPDATED) Here's a list of some of the major advertisers which have paused spending on ads on Facebook or other social media platforms
Facebook ramps up efforts to curb 'hateful content' in ads
(UPDATED) CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will also add tags to posts which are 'newsworthy' but violate platform rules – following the lead of Twitter, which used such labels on tweets from President Donald Trump
Ben & Jerry's joins Facebook ad boycott over hate speech
'As of July 1st we will pause all paid advertising on Facebook and Instagram in the United States,' Ben & Jerry's says on June 23
'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill quits Facebook over dishonest political ads
'So disappointed that #MarkZuckerberg values profit more than truthfulness that I've decided to delete my Facebook account,' the actor writes on Twitter
DOLE warns public against fake employment ads on Facebook
Filipinos seeking work abroad should verify the validity of jobs with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, says POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia
Facebook teaches users why they're targeted by ads, how to opt out
Facebook says it is working on tweaking the 'Why am I seeing this ad' tool on the site by letting it provide more information to users. It'll also list the advertisers and businesses who had your information on file on your ad preferences menu.
Facebook’s ad algorithm discriminates by race, gender – study
Even when parameters were set to be 'highly inclusive,' the system seems to push for stereotypes in its ad delivery, say researchers
Facebook settles with rights groups on ad discrimination
The American Civil Liberties Union call the agreement a 'historic settlement' that will result in major changes to Facebook's advertising platform.
Facebook pulls but then restores Warren ads aimed at Big Tech
Senator Elizabeth Warren takes tech giant Facebook to task for its 'ability to shut down a debate over whether FB has too much power'
Facebook to restrict foreign political adverts ahead of Indonesia poll
The world's biggest social network is temporarily restricting any paid material from advertisers based outside Indonesia that relates to politicians, parties or attempts to encourage voter suppression
Facebook report shows backers of U.S. political ads
In the US, the report shows that just shy of $256.4 million was spent on nearly 1.7 million politically-oriented ads archived since May of this year
U.S. agency says Facebook ads let landlords discriminate
An investigation confirmed that Facebook advertisers could exclude categories such as people who expressed interest in assistance dogs, China, parenting, or the Bible
Russian Facebook 'ads' show strong effort to divide US society
The ads and postings show a pattern of stirring up anger among different groups, encouraging support for then-candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race, and discouraging support for his rival Hillary Clinton
Overview: Controlling Facebook's Ad Preferences page
While you may not stop Facebook from showing you ads, you can control whether or not Facebook uses your information to show you ads targeted specifically towards you. Here's a guide to your Facebook advertising preferences!
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, November 3, 2017
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These are the Facebook ads Russia bought to misinform US voters
'We basically have the brightest minds of our tech community here and Russia was able to weaponize your platforms to divide us, to dupe us and to discredit democracy,' says one US representative
Facebook vows to make ads 'more transparent'
'We're bringing Facebook to an even higher standard of transparency,' says CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook beefing up team to thwart election manipulation
Facebook says it will hire more than 1,000 people to thwart deceptive advertisements on the social network. The ads appear to be linked to a Russian entity known as the Internet Research Agency.
Facebook apologizes for banning 'undesirable' plus-sized model
The social network says sorry after initially telling an event organizer that the image of the model violated advertising guidelines
Facebook ads and the 2016 Philippine elections
Difficult to regulate cheap and wide in reach It’s no wonder many candidates see social media as a vital part of their campaigns
How to opt out of Facebook's tailored ads
Facebook collects user s browsing data so it can customize ads on the site here s how to turn it off
Facebook to keep ads away from sex and violence
The social media site will restrict ads from appearing next to pages and groups with graphic or sexual content
