A Mysterious Facebook Group Is Using Bernie Sanders’ Image to Urge Democrats to Vote for the Green Party
The party’s candidates, which a group called America Progress Now is endorsing, say they’ve never heard of it. The group hasn’t registered with the Federal Election Commission as required.
How Big Oil Dodges Facebook’s New Ad Transparency Rules
We’ve identified 12 ad campaigns in which energy, insurance and other industries masked their sponsorship of political messages on Facebook.
Groups Mask Partisan Attacks Behind Neutral-Sounding Names in Facebook Ads
Names like “The Voter Awareness Project” and “Breaking News Texas” are being used by political groups for negative campaign ads on the platform.
New Partnership Will Help Us Hold Facebook and Campaigns Accountable
Starting today you can download a version of the Firefox browser with the Facebook Political Ad Collector built in.
Facebook Is Letting Job Advertisers Target Only Men
A review by ProPublica found that 15 employers in the past year, including Uber, have advertised jobs on Facebook exclusively to one sex, with many of the ads playing to stereotypes.
Besieged Facebook Says New Ad Limits Aren’t Response to Lawsuits
The social network is removing 5,000 options that regulators say enable advertisers to discriminate.
Updated: Facebook Political Ad Collector
See how political advertisers target you. Use this database to search for political ads based on who was meant to see them.
Facebook’s Screening for Political Ads Nabs News Sites Instead of Politicians
The social network is letting some political ads slip through without the required verification, while blocking promotional posts by news organizations, which are pushing back.
What Facebook’s New Political Ad System Misses
Facebook announced a new system to make political ads more transparent. It’s got holes.
How to Wrestle Your Data From Data Brokers, Silicon Valley — and Cambridge Analytica
It can be done but it’s not easy.