Spam and Scams Proliferate in Facebook's Political Ads
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The New York Times reports on the proliferation of spam and scams in Facebook's political ads, raising concerns about the platform's ability to regulate its ad ecosystem, with commenters questioning Facebook's responsibility and potential solutions.
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> “Meta is very aware of these types of scams,” said Katie A. Paul, director of the Tech Transparency Project. “They just didn’t care.”
Same goes for Google, and for plenty of other bad behaviors.