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Meta forecast $24b revenue from scam ads, internal documents show (www.abc.net.au)

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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

There are scam ads on YouTube as wel, with ai deepfakes of our country’s prime minister telling people to go to a site, which is where you get scammed. I don’t understand why nobody is held responsible for these ads and why they don’t seem to go away

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

How do you not understand that? It seems obvious.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I saw a youtube ad for a "revolutionary new air cooling device, designed by a NASA engineer, that was 98% more efficient than any other a/c on the market" and it was a known scam for a cheap evaporative cooler you could buy on Alibaba for < $10, that has been running for years.

This is why I use an ad blocker. Now imagine the brazen criminal extent of propaganda being shown to idiots who consume the Internet unfiltered. We live in a black mirror episode where criminals and sociopaths run society.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

Reread the title and you'll get it.