"Meta delivered 15 billion scam ads a day to users, exposing each person to roughly 11 scam ads daily. The company was well aware of the scale of this fraud."
"Meta deliberately undercut efforts to curtail fraudulent advertising and increased profits by serving up more scam ads to users who clicked on them."
"Meta should be liable for failing to take reasonable steps to prevent and remediate the harm caused by illegal advertisements running on its platform."
"The company took money to place scam ads and used its proprietary algorithm to target users with even more fraudulent ads."
Meta has been found to deliver 15 billion scam ads daily, exposing users to approximately 11 scam ads each. The company was aware of this fraud and actively undermined efforts to reduce it, instead profiting by serving more scam ads to users who engaged with them. Meta is liable for not taking reasonable steps to prevent harm from illegal advertisements, accepting payment for placing these ads, and using algorithms to target users with additional fraudulent content.
Read at action.consumerreports.org
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