"We urge you to use your law enforcement powers to hold Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg accountable for accepting fraudulent advertising that harms countless American consumers. A new investigation by Reuters found that Meta delivered 15 billion scam ads a day to users, exposing each person to roughly 11 scam ads daily. Not only was Meta well aware of the scale"
"of this fraud, it deliberately undercut efforts to curtail it and increased profits from it 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; for taking money to place scam ads; and for using its proprietary algorithm to target users with even more fraudulent ads."
Meta delivered about 15 billion scam ads per day, exposing individual users to roughly eleven scam ads daily. The company was aware of the extensive fraud yet undercut efforts to curtail it and increased revenues by serving more scam ads to users who clicked. Meta accepted payments for placement of illegal advertisements and used its proprietary algorithm to target users with further fraudulent ads. Meta should be held liable for failing to take reasonable steps to prevent and remediate harm caused by illegal ads running on its platform. Federal and state law enforcement have authority to enforce consumer-protection laws and seek accountability.
Read at action.consumerreports.org
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