Mediagazer: Facebook's Ad Archive API is criticized for lacking info on ad targeting criteria and being limited to keyword searches, preventing a comprehensive look at ads (The Mozilla Blog)

8:50 AM ET, April 30, 2019

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The Mozilla Blog:

Facebook's Ad Archive API is criticized for lacking info on ad targeting criteria and being limited to keyword searches, preventing a comprehensive look at ads — Facebook's tool meets only two of experts' five minimum standards. That's a failing grade. — Facebook pledged in February …

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Eben Novy-Williams / Bloomberg:

FanDuel to be the first sports betting operator in the US to offer live-sports broadcasts alongside betting odds on its website and mobile app — - Website, app to provide live soccer, tennis from Sportradar — Operator bets games alongside odds will spur more gambling

Ben Smith / BuzzFeed News:

The relationships between some political candidates and their supporters can resemble social media fandoms, making media vetting less relevant — If you covered American politics between 1976 and 2012, you developed a sense of the rhythm of a party primary: A big field of candidates would rise …

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