Comment on Facebook is trying to prevent NYU from examining its political ad-targeting. Researchers say they have no intention of stopping

Facebook is trying to block the NYU Ad Observatory's research. Facebook/The Asahi Shimbun via Getty The NYU Ad Observatory is researching Facebook's political advertising targeting practices using a browser plug-in. Laura Edelson, a lead researcher for the project, told Business Insider that Ad Observatory is finding ads Facebook's internal archival system is missing, highlighting the importance of the work. Facebook is trying to shut down the voluntary research project, claiming it violates its terms of service. Edelson said she and her colleagues have no intention of stopping their research, even as Facebook threatens to take further action against Ad Observatory at the end of November. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Facebook is trying to stop a New York University research project from studying its political-ad targeting practices just weeks before the presidential election.