Here are some of the best media stories our team has read so far this week:

• Wired | Inside the Two Years that Shook Facebook—and the World (55 min read)
• The Wall Street Journal | Google Will Block Spammy Ads (Just Not Many of Its Own) (4 min read)
• The Guardian | Facebook personal data use and privacy settings ruled illegal by German court (3 min read)
• Campaign | Advertising is at risk and it needs more advocates (3 min read)
• The Hill | Public broadcasting chief decries proposed Trump budget cuts (2 min read)
• The Wall Street Journal | Unilever Threatens to Reduce Ad Spending on Tech Platforms That Don’t Combat Divisive Content (5 min read)
• CJR | A note from the editor (3 min read)
• Buzzfeed | He Predicted The 2016 Fake News Crisis. Now He’s Worried About An Information Apocalypse. (15 min read)
• The Business Times | News Corp CEO rails at ‘dysfunctional’ online environment (2 min read)
• College Humor | The Great Media Ecosystem: the closest thing you’ll get to the actual outdoors this week (3 min view)