

Industry lobbyists have been hugely successful getting taxpayers to help pay for highly speculative crypto projects. The promised benefits have rarely materialized.

As social media bans for kids under 16 gain momentum around the world, Meta is exporting its U.S. influence tactics to undermine them.

The U.S. imposes economic sanctions on an array of Iranian officials and groups. YouTube is providing channels to many of them and running ads on their videos.

The Apple and Google app stores don’t just host nudify apps. They actually point users to them.

Apple is positioning the Apple Watch as a health monitoring tool. It wants Washington’s help to get more Americans to buy them.

Meta has come under mounting scrutiny over its impact on teen mental health. It’s using Instagram influencers to try to change the narrative.

GatherOne is one of Meta’s key advertising partners in China. Its name is attached to thousands of ads for nudify apps.

Scammers are spending heavily on Facebook ads that use deepfake videos of President Trump, Elon Musk, and other political figures to hawk fake government benefits.