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<p>NEW: ORG investigation reveals Meta enables vulnerable people to be targeted with disinformation and fraudulent ads.</p><p>With ads offering fake identity documents still running on Facebook, Meta is profiting from the global migrant crisis.</p><p>Read more about our report on Meta&#x27;s surveillance capitalism advertising model ⬇️</p><p><a href="/tags/stopstalkerads/" rel="tag">#StopStalkerAds</a></p><p><a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-report-how-meta-is-monetising-the-migrant-crisis/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-report-how-meta-is-monetising-the-migrant-crisis/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.openrightsgroup.org/press-</span><span class="invisible">releases/new-report-how-meta-is-monetising-the-migrant-crisis/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#meta</a> <a href="/tags/facebook/" rel="tag">#facebook</a> <a href="/tags/dataprotection/" rel="tag">#dataprotection</a> <a href="/tags/adtech/" rel="tag">#adtech</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="/tags/gdpr/" rel="tag">#gdpr</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#data</a> <a href="/tags/advertising/" rel="tag">#advertising</a> <a href="/tags/surveillancecapitalism/" rel="tag">#surveillancecapitalism</a> <a href="/tags/migrants/" rel="tag">#migrants</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a></p>

<p>DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.</p><p>We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefitted from the deal.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/kri</span><span class="invisible">sti-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/kristinoem/" rel="tag">#KristiNoem</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> <a href="/tags/advertising/" rel="tag">#Advertising</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a></p>

<p>&quot;Today, at its second annual upfront to advertisers, [Netflix] announced that it has created interactive mid-roll ads and pause ads that incorporate generative AI.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/netflix-will-show-generative-ai-ads-midway-through-streams-in-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/netflix-will-show-generative-ai-ads-midway-through-streams-in-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">5/netflix-will-show-generative-ai-ads-midway-through-streams-in-2026/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/netflix/" rel="tag">#netflix</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/ads/" rel="tag">#ads</a> <a href="/tags/advertising/" rel="tag">#advertising</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/advertising/" rel="tag">#Advertising</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@tblock" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tblock</span></a></span> - Free open source platform-independent ad-blocker</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@privacybadger" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>privacybadger</span></a></span> - Browser add-on to block trackers</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://worldkey.io/@LibrarianRA" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LibrarianRA</span></a></span> - Retro photos &amp; adverts from past decades</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stopfundinghate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stopfundinghate</span></a></span> - UK campaign for advertisers to defund media bigotry</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@gamemagprintads" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gamemagprintads</span></a></span> - Old video game ads</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@NoveltyBot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NoveltyBot</span></a></span> - Old novelty &amp; practical joke adverts</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Digiday" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Digiday</span></a></span> - News site about digital media &amp; marketing</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Adweek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Adweek</span></a></span> - US magazine about advertising industry</p>

<p>Oh hey, that&#x27;s us on the DC metro! 👋</p><p>&quot;[On transit], you don&#x27;t know who&#x27;s sitting next to you; all kinds of folks are coming together in this system,&quot; ProPublica reporter Maryam Jameel said. &quot;And I hope our journalism can be [that] accessible to folks.”</p><p>Via Streetsblog USA<br><a href="https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/08/this-newsroom-is-looking-for-its-next-big-tip-on-the-train" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/08/this-newsroom-is-looking-for-its-next-big-tip-on-the-train"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/08</span><span class="invisible">/this-newsroom-is-looking-for-its-next-big-tip-on-the-train</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/washingtondc/" rel="tag">#WashingtonDC</a> <a href="/tags/dc/" rel="tag">#DC</a> <a href="/tags/train/" rel="tag">#Train</a> <a href="/tags/advertising/" rel="tag">#Advertising</a> <a href="/tags/marketing/" rel="tag">#Marketing</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/icymi/" rel="tag">#ICYMI</a>: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign, which has secretly benefited a firm with ties to Kristi Noem.</p><p>(Published Nov. 2025)<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/kri</span><span class="invisible">sti-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/kristinoem/" rel="tag">#KristiNoem</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/advertising/" rel="tag">#Advertising</a></p>