Americans lost over $16B to scams in 2024 as social media–driven fraud surges. Explore FTC and FBI findings, Meta’s role, and ...

Meta altered how scam advertisements appear inside its public ad transparency tools to reduce regulatory scrutiny, according to internal company documents, revealing how platform design choices can ...

Ads that take you to a sketchy website or a knock-off product are a minefield on Facebook and Instagram. Now it turns out that cons like these are pouring billions of dollars into Meta’s coffers each ...

DETROIT – That “easy money” or “rapid weight loss” ad in your social feed may actually be a scam. A recent Reuters investigation alleges that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, earned ...

Meta Platforms (META) is facing new scrutiny after a Reuters report claimed the company focused on hiding scam ads from view rather than stopping them at the source. According to internal documents, ...

Meta exposes users to tons and tons of scam ads every single day, putting users at potential risk, and a new report details where users are exposed the most. The report uses data from 8 different ...

US Virgin Islands lawsuit cites Reuters report of Meta projecting billions in revenue from scam ads Meta accused of misleading public on platform safety for children and adults Meta denies allegations ...

A joint operation by Meta and law enforcement authorities from 10 countries has taken down 150,000 scam accounts and nabbed ...

Meta Rolls Out New Scam Alerts Across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger Your email has been sent Meta is significantly expanding its anti-scam arsenal across Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp, ...

Meta has sued the people and groups behind three scam operations that used images and deepfakes of celebrities to lure users to scam websites. According to the company, the three entities were based ...

Google, Meta and Amazon Join Global Pact to Fight Rising Online Scams ...

Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s bringing more scam detection tools to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger. The tech giant says the new features are designed to alert users before they engage with ...