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  • Apple blocks Facebook ad tracking on iPhone

    As promised months ago, Apple is rolling out an anti-tracking shield with its latest iPhone software update to block Facebook from secretly shadowing people in order to send ads their way. The “App Tracking Transparency” will require users to opt in to any existing or future ad tracking. The Associated Press has the story: Apple…

  • Study says Facebook skews job ads by gender

    According to a new study from the University of Southern California, Facebook is more likely to show certain types of jobs to women and other types of job ads to men. This may run afoul of anti-discrimination laws. The Associated Press has the story: USC study reveals that Facebook shows certain job ads to women,…

  • Lawmakers disgusted by YouTube Kids

    The U.S. House Oversight and Reform subcommittee on economic and consumer policy is looking into Google’s operation of YouTube Kids, which representatives claim pays scant attention to content and does sneaky things with advertising. The Associated Press has the story: House subcommittee calls YouTube Kids “a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content” A House subcommittee is…