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4:21pm, 14th May, 2019

Google to push new ads on its apps to snare shoppers

Alphabet Inc's Google will begin featuring ads on the homepage of its smartphone app worldwide later this year, as the search engine expands its advertising real estate to boost revenue from mobile shoppers.

Israel counters Eurovision boycott campaign with Google ads

12:08pm, 10th May, 2019

Entertainment

Israel counters Eurovision boycott campaign with Google ads

Israel has launched a PR campaign to counter calls for a boycott of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest final in Tel Aviv, using Google ads which refer to the boycott but lead to a glossy website extolling Israel.

U.S. charges Facebook with racial discrimination in targeted housing ads

4:35pm, 28th March, 2019

US

U.S. charges Facebook with racial discrimination in targeted housing ads

The Trump administration accused Facebook Inc on Thursday of selling targeted advertising that discriminated on the basis of race in violation of the U.S. Fair Housing Act.

HUD charges Facebook with housing discrimination in targeted ads on its platform

7:18am, 28th March, 2019

US

HUD charges Facebook with housing discrimination in targeted ads on its platform

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday charged Facebook Inc for violating the Fair Housing Act by encouraging, enabling and causing housing discrimination in advertising on its platforms.

Budget carrier AirAsia pulls 'Get off in Thailand' ads in Australia

5:36am, 26th March, 2019

Business

Budget carrier AirAsia pulls 'Get off in Thailand' ads in Australia

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia Group Bhd. on Tuesday said it had dropped advertisements of flights between Brisbane and Bangkok, after drawing social media criticism that they used a double entendre that promoted sex tourism.

Black 'lynching' ad illustrates race overtones, anger in U.S. campaign ads

7:19am, 22nd October, 2018

Politics

Black 'lynching' ad illustrates race overtones, anger in U.S. campaign ads

Many political ads in this year's U.S. elections pack an unusually harsh and personal punch - some with racial overtones.

U.S. ambassador accuses China of 'bullying' with 'propaganda ads'

8:09am, 30th September, 2018

Politics

U.S. ambassador accuses China of 'bullying' with 'propaganda ads'

A week after an official Chinese newspaper ran a four-page ad in a U.S. daily touting the mutual benefits of U.S.-China trade, the U.S. ambassador to China accused Beijing of using the American press to spread propaganda.

Trump targets Nike as Kaepernick ads spark boycott calls

10:34am, 5th September, 2018

US

Trump targets Nike as Kaepernick ads spark boycott calls

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Nike Inc for its new advertising campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the NFL quarterback who sparked controversy by kneeling in protest during the national anthem.

Brazil court bans campaign ads showing ex-president Lula as candidate

7:37am, 3rd September, 2018

World

Brazil court bans campaign ads showing ex-president Lula as candidate

Brazil's top electoral court has banned political campaign ads showing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a candidate, according to a ruling made on Sunday in response to a complaint by the Novo party.