eicker.news ᳇ tech newsJan 1
#Meta altered its #adtransparency tools to reduce the visibility of #scam #advertisements, particularly in response to regulatory scrutiny in #Japan. Instead of implementing universal #advertiserverification, which could have significantly reduced #scamads but also revenue, Meta focused on #manipulating search results to make #fraudulentads less discoverable. https://interestingengineering.com/culture/meta-scam-ads-ad-library-regulatory-scrutiny?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Meta used a 'global playbook' to adjust ad transparency tools: Report

Internal documents show how Meta adjusted ad transparency systems to limit regulatory scrutiny of AI-driven scam advertising.

Interesting Engineering
News BeepDec 22

Bank of Ireland warns of scam ads impersonating retailers and offering fake bargains – The Journal

Bank of Ireland warns of scam ads impersonating retailers and offering fake bargains  The Journal‘Game of cat and mouse’…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BankofIreland #Beware #FakeAds #fraudsters #fraudulentads #IE #Ireland #it
https://www.newsbeep.com/327549/

Seth G.Nov 22

#Petition from #ConsumerReports: Let’s end the scam ads! Hold #Meta accountable for #FraudulentAds

https://action.consumerreports.org/nb_20251117_fbscamads

#Activism #Ads #ConsumerProtection #ConsumerSafety #SurveillanceCapitalism