As part of the settlement, Facebook is donating £3 million ($4 million) to Citizens Advice to help educate about scams and help victims.

Meta reportedly allowed thousands of bogus ads to run on its platforms while refusing to crack down on alleged cases of fraud to avoid losing ad revenue, according to a bombshell report. The Facebook ...

WXIN/WTTV — As if we need a reminder to be wary of ads on Facebook and other social media, a recent report by the Wall Street Journal claims 70% of new ads posted on Meta platforms promote scams, poor ...

For almost two years, Edgar Guzman has been getting calls from irate customers who responded to his ads on Instagram and Facebook. Or at least they thought they were his ads. Guzman’s company, called ...

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is under fire after a major report revealed that thousands of fraudulent ads have been allowed to run on its platforms. According to the Wall Street ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is asking for Meta to take action against fake investment ads on Facebook. Jackson is making the request to Meta with 41 other ...

The ads, which feature AI-generated images of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk holding up a chip, erroneously claim the Starlink chip is available as a physical SIM card. Warning: You cannot tap into SpaceX's ...

Last year, Malaysia introduced new social media licensing requirement in an attempt to combat scams and to create a safer online environment for Malaysians. Applicable to social media and instant ...

(WHTM) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday joined 42 other AGs in sending a letter to Meta urging it to combat scam advertisements on its platforms. Sunday said the scams use images of ...

In 2023, Facebook Marketplace attracted up to 1.212 billion online shoppers per month, and Marketplace usership is still growing. When you’ve got that many largely unregulated, peer-to-peer deals ...

Scammers are among the top political ad spenders on Meta's platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians -- including President Donald Trump -- to promote fake government benefits, a ...

Posts about missing teens on Facebook may appear legitimate and urge users to share, but some are scams designed to go viral and later be edited into fraudulent ads. Scammers wait for widespread ...