Facebook looks to monetize WhatsApp with new Business API & ads that open chats in the messaging app
The new Facebook ads that click to WhatsApp open a pre-filled chat so that users can easily message the business via the...
Facebook cuts off access to API platform for ‘hundreds of thousands’ of inactive apps
Facebook removed access to its API platform for inactive apps, and is now queueing up active apps to make sure all undergo the new review...
Facebook updates video ad metrics & adds Moat as measurement partner
Advertisers will soon be able to use Moat's measurement platform to verify Facebook's new Video Play...
As Facebook user and revenue growth slows in Q2, advertisers still on board
The company is betting on Stories ads and says GDPR impact on user growth was in line with expectations. ...
Facebook, Twitter, Google & Microsoft partner to launch the Data Transfer Project
The open-source initiative aims to build a framework that makes it easy for people to transfer their data between online...
New features in the Facebook Ads Manager app make building ads on mobile easier
The ad-creation tool has five new features, including the ability to include overlays, stickers, logos and...
How to reach consumers while protecting their privacy
The debate surrounding probabilistic versus deterministic cross-device tracking is nothing new. But with the rapidly evolving online landscape...
Facebook receives $664,000 UK privacy fine, which could have been $1.9B under GDPR
A US FTC investigation could bring billions more in potential penalties....
Facebook reminds developers deadline for app reviews is less than a month away
App developers wanting to keep access to a number of APIs will need to submit their apps for review by August...
Report: Feds widen scope of Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal probe
The FBI, the SEC and the FTC have reportedly joined the Department of Justice in the investigation, which will include a deeper look at...
Apps must now pass review process before getting access to Facebook’s Marketing API
In its latest updates to the app developer platform, Facebook is instituting new review processes for certain APIs, shutting down...
Facebook updates Custom Audience list requirements to create more ad transparency
Starting July 2, advertisers will have to specify the origin of the audience's information when uploading a Custom Audience...
Report: Google and Facebook top advertisers’ list of fears that could impact their businesses in 2018
Regardless, advertisers will give a larger portion of their budgets to Google properties than to any other...
EU ruling on the responsibility of Facebook admins to collect data may have far-reaching consequences
The German courts upheld a 2011 local DPA decision that would require page admins to act as separate controllers of the same data collected by...
ShareIQ releases a free tool to measure the value of image-based earned media on Facebook
The firm, based in New York City and Berlin, says the new self-service tool is the first free tool of this...
GDPR day 1: Google and Facebook sued for ‘forced consent’
In addition, some US publishers are blocking EU access to their sites to avoid GDPR liability exposure....
Navigating brand safety in the world of user-generated content
What do you do when your brand's ad shows up next to questionable content? Contributor Justin Freid suggests a method for making things right....
Facebook expands its list of marketing partners, while limiting what view tags can do
After July 1, Facebook's view tags will no longer be used for measurement purposes beyond counting...
Facebook says it has suspended 200 apps for possible misuse of data
During the nearly two months since suspending Cambridge Analytica, Facebook reports it has investigated thousands of...
The F8 Developer Conference is over: Here’s everything Facebook announced
Facebook rolled out several features for its platform, Instagram and Messenger during the conference and gave a deep dive into all the ways it...
