Google doesn’t accept gun ads – but it does profit from them

An analysis shows the tech giant’s ad systems served more than 100 million ads from America’s firearm industry.

Craig Silverman, ProPublica

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Ruth Talbot, ProPublica

· Jun 19, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Explainer: Why clickbait ads promoting scams appear even on trustworthy websites

Online advertising companies have a big responsibility to prevent harmful ads from reaching users, but they sometimes fall short.

Eric Zeng, The Conversation

· Apr 18, 2022 · 07:30 pm

How targeted advertising on social media is driving people to extreme views

Those seeking to radicalise others are laying out trails of breadcrumbs to more and more extreme positions.

Jeanna Matthews, The Conversation

· Jan 15, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Indian’s advertising council wants online influencers to clearly label promotional posts

By April 15, the guidelines will be applicable to all paid content.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Feb 26, 2021 · 01:30 pm

In the US, Facebook allows advertisers to exclude users by race

Social media company denies that its 'ethnic affinity' feature encourages discrimination.

Julia Angwin and Terry Parris Jr., ProPublica

· Oct 28, 2016 · 11:30 pm

‘It’s a really really good Friday’: Myntra, Snapdeal irk Christians with ‘insensitive’ ads

E-commerce sites apologise for using a day of mourning to promote discounts.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 25, 2016 · 08:10 pm

The war on online advertising is intensifying, and the ads are losing

The rapid uptake of adblocking software on Apple's latest devices shows that most users would be happy to see the back of online advertising.

David Glance, The Conversation

· Sep 28, 2015 · 10:30 pm