In April, Charlie Kirk and his conservative youth organization Turning Point spent about $5,000—chump change for their $80 million operation—on a familiar product for them: another round of Facebook ...

Civil rights groups, lawmakers, and journalists have long warned Facebook about discrimination on its advertising platform. But their concerns, as well as Facebook’s responses, have focused primarily ...

Lawmakers met with representatives from social media giants Facebook and Twitter this week and demanded answers about why the companies haven't done more to combat Russian interference on their sites.

Some ads can be more than misleading – they can put your health at risk. Last year, ads paid for by law firms and legal referral companies started cropping up on Facebook. Typically, they linked ...

The election year battle against misinformation on Facebook isn’t off to a good start, at least according to one study. Researchers at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering discovered ...

Editor’s Note: This story, originally published in February 2025, is part of ‘Systems Error,’ a series by CNN’s As Equals, investigating how your gender shapes your life online. For information about ...

In Pennsylvania, former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign is pouring significantly more dollars into Facebook ads than President Donald Trump’s campaign leading up to Election Day. Social media gave ...