How Facebook’s Ad System Lets Companies Talk Out of Both Sides of Their Mouths
If you’re a liberal, Exxon’s Facebook ads might brag about its commitment to clean energy. If you’re a conservative, they might be practically opposite: urging you to defend oil pipeline jobs. I uncovered ads from Exxon that were apparently meant to burnish its public image – but microtargeted in different ways based on partisanship.