[US] Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta refuses to crack down on rampant scams from bogus ads to avoid losing revenue: report

This New York Post article analyzes the issues with scam product postings that frequently appear on Meta’s two major products, Facebook and Instagram. The reason for this, according to the article, is massive amount of money Meta makes on ad sales – an increase of 22% last year, over $160 billion. This might be a primary reason why, according to the article, « scam enforcement overall is deprioritized to avoid losing ad revenue »

This story supports the advice frequently dispensed in this subreddit: purchase products on these platforms at deep risk to your money.