Craig Silverman
Coronavirus Ad Blocking Is Starving Some News Sites Of Revenue
New data reveals how a major company's COVID-19 ad keyword blocking starves the news media during a global pandemic.
Craig Silverman
The Coronavirus Is A Media Extinction Event
“I think there we will unfortunately see more closures of newspapers, more news deserts as a result of this,” said one publisher.
Craig Silverman
Pinterest Is Blocking Coronavirus Searches, And People Are Very Happy About It
“Pinterest just called my mom out for looking up DIY coronavirus face masks.”
Craig Silverman
That Viral Post With Coronavirus Tips Has Some Really Bad Advice
Drinking water is good, but it won't kill the COVID-19 virus.
Craig Silverman
Daniel Yomtobian Built An Empire On Dubious Online Advertising Traffic. It Finally Crumbled.
Gannett, Bonnier, Edmunds, and Elle were among the publishers receiving the traffic.
Craig Silverman
Popular VPN And Ad-Blocking Apps Are Secretly Harvesting User Data
Sensor Tower has owned at least 20 apps that track data passing through people’s phones.
Craig Silverman
Chinese Trolls Are Spreading Coronavirus Disinformation In Taiwan
“Even in five years of looking at troubling disinfo every day, I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite this malicious.”
Craig Silverman
Google Has Banned Almost 600 Apps For Pushing “Disruptive” Ads
“This is an invasive maneuver resulting in poor user experiences.”
Craig Silverman
Trolls Flooded A Bar's Facebook Page With Bad Reviews Over An Event For LGBTQ Kids. The Community's Response Was Heartwarming.
The event was meant for kids at a local LGBTQ center, but trolls found out about it and started leaving bad reviews.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
These Fake Local News Sites Have Confused People For Years. We Found Out Who Created Them.
As they stole stories from real newspapers, these sites baffled scientists, activists, and journalists. Until now.
Craig Silverman
Ad Fraudsters Exploited Grindr In A Scheme Targeting Roku Apps
The scheme, dubbed “DiCaprio,” shows how common ad fraud has become in the connected TV industry.
Craig Silverman
People Are Spreading False And Unverified Information About Iran's Missile Attack On US Bases In Iraq. Don't Be Fooled.
Information on social media includes outdated images and unverified casualty counts.
Jane Lytvynenko
Disinformation For Hire: How A New Breed Of PR Firms Is Selling Lies Online
One firm promised to “use every tool and take every advantage available in order to change reality according to our client's wishes.”
Craig Silverman
Hackers Are Breaking Into Websites And Adding Links To Game Google
Google made the link a valuable commodity, so hackers are compromising sites and then getting paid to inject links.
Craig Silverman
Facebook The Plaintiff: Why The Company Is Suddenly Suing So Many Bad Actors
The social media giant is trying to prove it can be trusted to police itself.
Craig Silverman
Exclusive: Facebook Fired A Contractor Who Was Paid Thousands In Bribes To Reactivate Banned Ad Accounts
"This behavior is absolutely prohibited under our policies and the individual is no longer working with Facebook."
Craig Silverman
Facebook Said A Chinese Company Compromised Users With Malware And Then Ran Ads Using Their Accounts
The defendants allegedly used the accounts to run ads that often misused the images of celebrities to sell “counterfeit goods and diet pills.”
Craig Silverman
Facebook Says Anonymous Pages Posting Coordinated Pro-Trump Content Do Not Break Its Rules
“I like positivity and like to follow all Trump media”
Craig Silverman
These Hugely Popular Local News Sites In The US And Canada Are Fake
A network of fake local news sites generated millions of pageviews as part of an ad fraud scheme, researchers say.
Craig Silverman
The Buffalo Chronicle Ran Facebook Ads Promoting Dubious Trudeau Stories
The Buffalo Chronicle paid to promote two of its highly dubious stories about Justin Trudeau.
Craig Silverman
