A civilian defense ad, which enourages Baltimore residents to join the civil defense during WWII.

An anouncement that encourages Baltimore's Black residents to vote against daylight saving, which was on the ballot in 1944.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar discusses how policymakers can help keep consumers safe online, including a national privacy law, supporting competition, updating the Child Online Privacy Protection Act and regulating algorithms.

At WSJ Tech Live in Laguna Beach, Facebook's Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer shares his plans for the company's next phase, from digital currencies to AR/VR devices and new products powered by AI.

Demcratic candidate Michael Bloomberg and U.S. President Donald Trump will air ads during this year's Super Bowl, placing their campaigns in front of the large television audience.  

Twitter bans social media ads on its platform ahead of crucial elections in the U.S. and UK.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's "out of touch" year-end post foreshadows a challenging 2019 for the social media giant, said Mark Douglas, CEO of digital display advertising platform SteelHouse.

Days before the first presidential debate, the New York Times drops a bombshell of a story.

Cheddar's Hope King sat down with Katie Harbeth, director of global politics and government outreach at Facebook to get a look at the new tools the social-media giant is deploying to make political ad buys more transparent for users.

After months of damaging headlines and privacy mishaps, Facebook may be down, but it's not out ー especially not in the case of the U.S. midterms, according to the company's director of outreach. Katie Harbath, global politics and...

Protesters in Chile turn against an unrepresentative elite, including the media. Plus, prison journalism in the US.

Big tech companies would have to reveal what data was used and refrain from using sensitive data to target people with political ads.

Digital political ads , while not the primary source for campaigns, are growing in popularity. Cheddar's Michelle Castillo takes a look at how Facebook's political ad policies are being implemented.

These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, June 19, 2020.

Candidates spend millions on political ads. But do they influence voters? Here's what we know. (Scripps News)

Democratic strategist Kristen Hawn and Republican strategist Lester Munson discuss Vice President Harris saying she is prepared to step in as President, as well as a new Biden campaign ad highlighting his trip to Kyiv. Kristen and Lester...

Civil rights groups have long said that they feel as if Facebook hasn't been serious about removing harmful content from their platform.

Oct.31 -- Facebook tells us that a Russian group spent $100,000 on ads to influence the 2016 presidential election. How did they do it? It's actually very simple. Bloomberg Technology's Sarah Frier explains. (video Erik Braun, Sylvia Yang)

Thus far, the social media company has allowed political ads on its platforms, even if they're inaccurate.

Republicans aren't shy about mentioning impeachment in their ads — it's led to huge returns. Democrats haven't invoked it as heavily.

Facebook says its political ad ban is an effort to limit misinformation and "reduce opportunities for confusion and abuse."

Facebook's firm stance on political ads puts it squarely opposite companies like Twitter, which promised to ban political ads on its platform.

In allowing users to block political ads, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says, "We hear you."