Report by Mozilla and CheckFirst accuses Apple, Google, TikTok, and X of inadequate ad transparency tools, leaving room for disinformation.

A new report by Mozilla and CheckFirst accuses tech giants like Apple, Google, TikTok, and X of failing to provide sufficient ad transparency tools to users, leaving room for disinformation and manipulation. The study, conducted between December 2023 and January 2024, evaluated various platforms' ad transparency tools, finding that all companies could improve disclosure of why a user is seeing an advertisement and who is behind it. Mozilla urges platforms to follow five recommendations for better transparency practices.

April 16, 2024
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