Advertisers on Facebook are able to use an ad-targeting system that allows them to exclude black, Hispanic and other ethnicities from seeing ads. Suggested Reading It’s The Party of The Year! The Root ...

It’s heartening to see, in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica revelations, growing skepticism about how Facebook handles data and data privacy. But we should take this opportunity to ask the bigger, ...

Facebook will overhaul its ad-targeting systems to prevent discrimination in housing, credit and employment ads as part of a legal settlement. For the social network, that's one major legal problem ...

This summer has been littered with stories about algorithms gone awry. For one example, a recent study found evidence Facebook's ad platform may discriminate against certain demographic groups. The ...

Meta will start scraping conversations with AI chatbots to gather data for the purpose of ad targeting. The company says this data will be used to "personalize the content and ads" that people see ...

Meta’s simultaneous subscription testing across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp isn’t about innovation. It’s about ...

For a glimpse into just how precise Facebook ad targeting is getting, look to Washington, D.C. Specifically look to 1849 C Street, N.W., a few blocks from the White House, where you’ll find the ...