A lawsuit filed on Thursday accuses Facebook of letting ad targeting tools be used to exclude women and older people from offers regarding loans, investments and other financial services. Facebook is ...

This summer has been littered with stories about algorithms gone awry. For one example, a recent study found evidence Facebook's ad platform may discriminate against certain demographic groups. The ...

You might have heard the famous maxim that “if something is free, you’re the product.” The freemium world of apps and social media have made it nearly indisputable, heralding a previously unimaginable ...