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The fake ABC News articles trying to sell you a scam (abc.net.au)
7 points by Gaishan 1 day ago
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> “We think that all of the platforms, including Meta, need to do more to protect their customers … from the dangers that are on their sites,” she says.

If the service is free, you're the product not the customer

It seems that Meta (and Google) have taken that a step further:

If the service is free, you're the mark.

(Yet another) Example of Facebook being unable to police its own ad platform.

I don't understand the lack of regulation with enforcement and fines befitting the profit margins these companies are refusing to spend on basics (and when I say basics I mean: your Customers aren't scamming people out of their life savings. Basic!). This has been going on for years.

Hey, how else is Zuck going to buy $900K Swiss watches, or a yacht that has another ship following it to carry supplies and crew: https://luxurylaunches.com/transport/mark-zuckerberg-sends-w... ?

God, it really is obscene...