Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 23, 2015
Racism is so successfully marketed in our societies, says British hip-hop artist Akala, that even he looks askance at a young black man holding a lot of cash. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 19, 2015
Tech company Turn said it would stop using tracking cookies that are impossible to delete. The decision came in response to a recent ProPublica article that revealed the controversial practice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 15, 2015
An online ad company called Turn is using tracking cookies that come back to life after Verizon users have deleted them. Turn’s services are used by everyone from Google to Facebook. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 15, 2015
An online ad company called Turn is using tracking cookies that come back to life after Verizon users have deleted them. Turn’s services are used by everyone from Google to Facebook. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 15, 2014
Negative press coverage has forced the wireless carrier to reconsider selling customer data to advertisers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Zuade Kaufman / TruthdigOct 2, 2014
Google wields enormous power. It is the gatekeeper not only of what is permissible on the Internet but what is kept out. This creates equally enormous abuse. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigOct 1, 2014
Jon Stewart revamps the Schoolhouse Rock song to reflect how ineffective and inefficient Congress really is these days when it comes to passing laws in a hilarious new "Daily Show" segment called "How a Bill Becomes an Ad." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigAug 26, 2014
Through the perverse economics of Internet journalism, Facebook has become essential to the revenue of virtually every publication, including this one. So the social network's promise to cut down on spammy, deceptive posts has many sites atwitter. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigAug 25, 2014
The most significant bit of election news over the last week was the decision of Sen. Mark Pryor, the embattled Arkansas Democrat, to run an ad touting his vote for the health care law as a positive for the people of his increasingly Republican state. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigAug 5, 2014
The most profitable news websites are fueled by so-called native ads -- paid advertisements disguised as original news content. John Oliver finds a funny way of explaining why the future of news is in jeopardy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 23, 2014
The problem with browser extensions that claim to protect your Web privacy from the multitude of online advertisers, spammers and profiteers, is that they boil down to a matter of trust. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 19, 2014
Some newspapers would have you believe you're in constant danger of being eaten by a giant South American bird around the corner from your home. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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