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The form of shopping that grew popular in the 80s is what Facebook is trying to technologize. Those infomercials where toll-free numbers flashing on television screens that eager shoppers can call to get their hands on the latest product will transition to cyberspace thanks to Facebook's recent acquisition.

UK watchdog 'concerned' over dominant digital giants

The social network allowed ads to run despite repeated complaints from users.

In an effort to make ads more enjoyable, Hulu is teaming up with several companies to, theoretically, change the way we watch ads.

For-profit schools continue to battle with federal regulators.

Google and Facebook notably have fine-tuned their networks to allow "microtargeting," giving advertisers the ability to reach small segments of the online population at a much lower cost than for all users of a platform.

Google tightens political ads policy to thwart abuse

Twitter hopes that its political ad ban will make the platform less susceptible to disinformation.

Twitter exempts some 'cause-based' messages from political ad ban

Here's how Roku is making more and more money on its users.

The New York Times said it gained subscribers in the past quarter but that ad revenues declined, denting profits

CEO Jack Dorsey is taking action to eliminate fake news from the social media platform.

According to Statista's Digital Market Outlook, mobile will account for 50 percent of ad spending by 2021 and finally surpass desktop in 2022.

New streaming services will offer the possibility of targeted political ads for viewers in the 2020 US election

Twitter's quarterly update showed weaker-than-expected revenue growth, sending shares tumbling

Nanoleaf, the company behind touch-sensitive Canvas light squares, is releasing a new Screen Mirror feature for Mac and PC users.

It's in a unique position to offer a new compelling ad format.

Belgian consumers and politicians called the online ad "sickening" and "irresponsible"

For tech giants such as Twitter, privacy and internet data are hot political topics

The highflier took a hit yesterday on news that the competition is heating up -- but it isn't as bad as it looks.

Facebook says advertisers will be able to inject interactive features to make their messages more enticing