Thousands of ads on Facebook and Instagram have promoted “fuel filters” using videos demonstrating how they can be easily modified into gun silencers—a process that, without federal approval, could ...

A Reuters reporter created ads promising unrealistic investment returns and easily placed them on Meta's social media ...

It's an easy argument to make. It goes like this: The Internet is a social network. Therefore, what we call "social networks" today are simply an evolution of the Internet. That is, we are moving ...

Scam ads on Facebook have evolved beyond the days of misspelled headlines and sketchy product photos. Today, many are powered by artificial intelligence, fueled by deepfake technology and distributed ...

For marketers, so-called social ads, which display data and actions from social-network members, can be either gold mines or landmines. Whether these ads deliver a treasure or an explosion depends on ...

Meta’s online ad library shows the company is hosting thousands of ads for AI-generated, NSFW companion or “girlfriend” apps on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. They promote chatbots offering ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Neil Sahota is a globally sought after speaker and business advisor. In the world of social media, artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Natalie Cusson is a small business owner with over 15 years experience in the creative arts. She's worked on ad campaigns for many trusted brands such as Nike, Subaru, Polaris, Red Bull and ...

You might have heard the famous maxim that “if something is free, you’re the product.” The freemium world of apps and social media have made it nearly indisputable, heralding a previously unimaginable ...

Are Facebook Social Ads Illegal? As All Things Digital's John Paczkowski reports, some legal experts say they might be. Plus AT&T's plans to filter the Internet and Radiohead trashes comScore. (Nov. 9 ...

The early verdict is in: Facebook's "social ads" are a bust. Two weeks after Facebook's "groundbreaking" announcement about "a new way of advertising online," more than 2,000 of its own users have ...