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Facebook scammers impersonated a woman to trick her friend into paying for a nonexistent grant. See the conversation ...
Meta's new community notes program struggles to combat misinformation on Facebook and Instagram, according to Washington Post ...
Meta is under renewed scrutiny for failing to moderate AI-generated misinformation targeting African users, as local ...
Many small businesses are online now, but so are cyber criminals trying to take advantage. On today's show, how one bar owner fell victim to a Facebook scam and if big tech could do more to ...
The AG letter to Meta detailing the scam includes reports of individuals losing anywhere from $40,000 to $100,000 or more after clicking on a fraudulent ad on Facebook.
WXIN/WTTV — As if we need a reminder to be wary of ads on Facebook and other social media, a recent report by the Wall Street Journal claims 70% of new ads posted on Meta platforms promote scams ...
Stephen King says he’s quitting Facebook because of how the social media platform handles misinformation. In his announcement on Twitter, the best-selling author also said he’s not confident ...
Meta says about 40 accounts, operated in Russia and Ukraine, pretended they were independent news outlets on Facebook and Instagram. They posted misinformation about Ukraine being a failed state.
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