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I'm skeptical. I don't think they are really battling scams at Meta. There have been scams all over their platforms for a decade or more. This story is about trying to create the sense that they are working hard on the problem while they deliberately under invest and fail to solve it.

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I see this tactic over and over. Overstate the problem your industry faces while you divert money away from solving it. Because propagandizing, buying political support, and so on, is cheaper than being a good actor in your business.