A number of civil rights organizations have called on brands to join in on a one-month ad pause in July. Growing concerns regarding Facebook’s ad policies have led to the next big social movement. A deafening silence is about to take place on Facebook in the next...
Television has been toppled. Since the days of Mad Men, television advertising had grown into a behemoth. If you wanted to get a brand in front of the American people, you wrote a catchy jingle, shot a great commercial and put it on TV. If you wanted to be a superstar...
Last week, Facebook sent a notice to users directly impacted by the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. “We understand the importance of keeping your data safe”, it began. The notice explained that Facebook has banned the app “This Is Your Digital Life”, the third party...
So far, this blog series has discussed this issues surrounding Facebook, the platform’s reaction to these issues, and the changes being implemented as a result. This part of the series is taking a different approach. I want to talk about why Facebook is still an...
Facebook is taking swift action to calm growing concerns from Congress and the public about the platform’s approach to privacy and data security. Its response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the resulting changes to the platform will have a profound impact on...
There’s a theory that’s been around for as long as the Internet – there are two groups who innovate the fastest with new technology: pornographers and criminals. That theory recently proved true again, and that’s the genie Facebook is trying to...
