NEW YORK — Internet users who install ad-blocking software to escape annoying advertisements may actually be seeing more problematic content than people who browse without any protection at all.

Ad blockers, the digital shields that nearly one billion internet users deploy to protect themselves from intrusive advertising, may be inadvertently exposing their users to more problematic content, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Capturing the immigration debate in political ads this campaign season -- without upsetting Hispanic voters -- is proving tricky for candidates. An ad criticizing Stephen Laffey, ...

Meta is facing a reckoning over how much of its business depends on advertising that looks legitimate but leads users into ...

It doesn't matter if I’m trying to read tweets or a blog; intrusive, irrelevant ads that kill the experience, waste my time and cause distractions are a constant pain. I’ve tried ad blockers, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The test couldn't have been much easier — and Facebook still failed. Facebook and its parent company Meta flopped once again in a test of how well they could detect obviously violent ...

Reports of sexually explicit ads appearing on YouTube have gone up significantly, with users getting increasingly concerned about the platform’s content moderation efforts. A new incident shared on ...

The amount of advertising spend wasted on ineffective placements extends beyond spammy made-for-advertising (MFA) websites, according to new research from carbon emissions startup Scope3. The company ...

Two major dating app companies have suspended Instagram advertising after tests mimicking the behavior of child predators led to ads being served alongside sexually ...