Researchers at the University of Southern California discovered Facebook’s ad servers discriminate against women by preventing them from seeing some ads that serve up on the platform for job. When ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Facebook has taken significant steps this year to address charges that its ad ...
It’s nearly impossible to say “women’s sexual health” and “brand-safe” in the same sentence. Achieving brand safety on social platforms through algorithmic decisioning has been a focus for platforms, ...
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Facebook's job advert targeting system appears to discriminate based on gender and age, a non-profit campaign group has said. Global Witness said ...
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 ...
It’s open season for flagrant ads to sell illegal drugs like psilocybin, LSD, and other drugs, as Meta works to improve its algorithms to filter illegal content. Because content is being filtered by ...
ITHACA, N.Y. – A Cornell University-led research team has discovered that the algorithm behind Google Ads charged significantly more to deliver online ads to Spanish-speaking people in California ...
This week Facebook announced, with much fanfare, that it will temporarily ban all political advertising after polls close on November 3rd, “to reduce opportunities for confusion or abuse.” ...
Researchers at the University of Southern California discovered Facebook’s ad servers discriminate against women by preventing them from seeing some ads that serve up on the platform for job. When ...