After Facebook scrutiny, is Google next?
Monday, April 23, 2018
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Facebook has taken the lion's share of scrutiny from Congress and the media about data-handling practices allowing savvy marketers and political agents to target specific audiences, but it's far from alone. YouTube, Google and Twitter also have giant platforms awash in more videos, posts and pages than any set of human eyes could ever check. Their methods of serving ads against this sea of content may come under the microscope next.
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