That “easy money” or “rapid weight loss” ad in your social feed may actually be a scam.

A recent Reuters investigation alleges that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, earned billions from fraudulent ads, leaving consumers on the hook. GREENSBORO, N.C. — That “easy money” ...

The surge in social media-enabled scamming has led to authorities calling on the companies operating them to step up their ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Last year, Meta had to reckon with an ugly conclusion about its Chinese advertising customers: They were defrauding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users worldwide. Though China’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO - For a week in November, Facebook and Instagram featured ads that showed cash and cryptocurrency raining down on a man at his computer. The ads asked viewers if they wanted to make a ...

Asked about an ICE ad featuring the song “We’ll Have Our Home Again,” DHS said: “Not everything you dislike is ‘Nazi ...

Now with some help from AI, scammers are still a big problem on Facebook's ad platform. Credit: Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The new iPhone, the Nintendo Switch 2, ...

Oct. 1 (UPI) --Social media giant Meta said Wednesday that user interactions with its AI assistant will soon help generate ads and other social media content for profiles on its Facebook and Instagram ...

On Wednesday, Meta announced that it would use conversations with its AI chatbot to tailor ads. Advertising is a core business for Meta, comprising over 97% of its revenue in 2023 and 2024. Meta AI ...

Meta has committed to introduce new advertising options for users in the European Union (EU) on Facebook and Instagram to address requirements set by the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The European ...