Meta led a sweeping anti-scam operation with the FBI, DOJ and Microsoft, resulting in 63 arrests and the removal of 1.4 million scam accounts.

A federal judge let fraud claims against Meta proceed, finding its AI ad tools may have helped build ads that impersonated a ...

The company removed 159 million scam ads last year and took down 10.9 million accounts linked to criminal networks. Now it wants to catch scammers before they get to you. Meta has announced a fresh ...

In short: Meta faces a convergence of lawsuits across the US, Australia, and the UK alleging the company knowingly profited from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, with its own internal documents ...

Meta projected about $16 billion in revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods. Internal docs estimate 15 billion “higher-risk” scam ads are shown daily. An internal review concluded it’s ...

Meta’s after-hours shares jumped after a strong quarterly earnings report – Copyright AFP/File INA FASSBENDER Social media has overtaken email as the UK’s top ...

A lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America accuses Meta of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scams advertisements on its platforms.

Bottom line: Meta insists that it is making steady progress against fraudulent advertising. "We aggressively fight fraud and scams because people on our platforms don't want this content, legitimate ...

The WhatsApp logo appears on a smartphone screen and as a background on a computer screen in this photo illustration in Athens, Greece, on August 6, 2025. WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts ...

Meta is rolling out new scam alerts across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger as it ramps up AI-driven fraud detection and advertiser verification. Meta is significantly expanding its anti-scam arsenal ...