#Facebook, Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users

#Facebook, Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users

“Facebook, Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users” Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The announcement follows years of criticism that the social media platforms withhold too much information about how campaigns,…

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#Burger King sandwich sizes in ads mislead customers: lawsuit

#Burger King sandwich sizes in ads mislead customers: lawsuit

“Burger King sandwich sizes in ads mislead customers: lawsuit” A number of Burger King customers are taking the fast food chain to court, alleging “consumer fraud” as related to the company’s sandwich ads. In a 26-page class-action complaint filed in the US District Court in Southern Florida, attorneys Anthony J. Russo and James C. Kelly are representing plaintiffs who…

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#’Limu Emu & Doug’ actor on his newfound fame

#’Limu Emu & Doug’ actor on his newfound fame

“#’Limu Emu & Doug’ actor on his newfound fame” David Hoffman shares his famous acting role with an unpredictable emu — who’s more recognizable than his human partner with the mustache and sunglasses. Hoffman plays Doug, the ’70s-era throwback in the popular, ubiquitous “Limu Emu & Doug” commercials for Liberty Mutual Insurance. The ad campaign…

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#Olympic ads are preachy, hypocritical nausea

#Olympic ads are preachy, hypocritical nausea

“#Olympic ads are preachy, hypocritical nausea” As if it weren’t bad enough that viewers have had to suffer woke protests, symbols and gestures from athletes at the Olympics, they also have to endure TV ad after TV ad stuffed with insufferable social-justice preaching. But it’s 2021, and corporations are desperate to woke-wash their brands, so…

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#Controversial ads fuel South Korea’s sexism debate

#Controversial ads fuel South Korea’s sexism debate

“#Controversial ads fuel South Korea’s sexism debate” SEOUL, May 28 – This month three South Korean companies and the Seoul police have had to pull ads and other content after men’s rights groups claimed that “small penis” symbols were used, insulting men. The offending images? Hands with the thumbs and the index fingers pinching towards…

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