Meta generated millions of dollars in revenue from advertisements tied to Medicare scams that targeted older Americans, according to a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).

This week, a class-action lawsuit was filed in Washington, D.C. against Meta, alleging that the company deceived Facebook users about scam advertisements and profited from it.

Meta Platforms Inc. is facing renewed scrutiny after a new report alleged Facebook allowed scam advertisers targeting seniors with fake Medicare-related offers to repeatedly run ads across its ...

A Facebook ad tells older Americans to claim a Medicare allowance card before it is too late. Another promises thousands of dollars for groceries, rent and gas. Some ads sound like they are coming ...

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is failing to stop some con artists who repeatedly buy ads on the platforms to target seniors with scams, according to a new report. The report is ...

Social media giant Meta expected about 10 percent of its 2024 revenue, roughly $16 billion, to come from running ads for scams and banned goods, according to internal projections reported by Reuters.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That great bargain you just spotted on social media? Well, proceed with caution before you pull out that credit card. The ...

Santa Clara County has become the latest entity to sue Meta over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit, brought by County Counsel Tony LoPresti, alleges that the company has profited from "a ...

New rules require social media to verify financial advertisers and block unlicensed ads, aiming to reduce online scams and ...