Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI
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Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI
Meta goosed its revenue by targeting users likely to click on scam ads, docs show.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/bombshell-report-exposes-how-meta-relied-on-scam-ad-profits-to-fund-ai/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI
Meta goosed its revenue by targeting users likely to click on scam ads, docs show.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/bombshell-report-exposes-how-meta-relied-on-scam-ad-profits-to-fund-ai/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social"The more strikes a bad actor accrued, the more Meta could charge to run ads, as Meta’s documents showed the company “penalized” scammers by charging higher ad rates."
They made scam ads the best way for them to make money.
Then sought that money.
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"The more strikes a bad actor accrued, the more Meta could charge to run ads, as Meta’s documents showed the company “penalized” scammers by charging higher ad rates."
They made scam ads the best way for them to make money.
Then sought that money.
@futurebird I do tech support for a library. A common call we get is for a scam ad that takes over the screen and makes it difficult to escape. The patron invariable got there from some sketchy site, or Facebook. But I repeat myself.
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@futurebird I do tech support for a library. A common call we get is for a scam ad that takes over the screen and makes it difficult to escape. The patron invariable got there from some sketchy site, or Facebook. But I repeat myself.
@eliterrell @futurebird YES. I also do tech support at a library and I spend a lot of time telling people "No seriously, even if you're getting like ten messages that say you have a virus, this is not a virus...."
Since there are like 10-20 possible vectors once it's started, it's a bit of a bear to get sorted especially for some of the older adults I work with who can not go through a list of apps and answer
"Do you use this app?"
"What's it for?"
"I'm not sure, it's on your phone" &c.
