sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoOnline scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkOnline scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported9to5mac.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareIllogicalbit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoWay to go Meta The top three platforms used by scammers all belong to Meta: Facebook at 57%, Instagram at 22%, and WhatsApp at 8%
minus-squareours@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoAnd MAGA for neutering the FTC which was fighting against crypto scams.
minus-squareIllogicalbit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThe current administration has pretty much normalized that one.
minus-squareMagister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoMeta makes billions with it, so why would they block them?
minus-square🌸𝓯𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻🌸@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoEven worse, if a block request comes they go the scammer and ask for more money to leave it up.
Way to go Meta
And MAGA for neutering the FTC which was fighting against crypto scams.
The current administration has pretty much normalized that one.
Meta makes billions with it, so why would they block them?
Even worse, if a block request comes they go the scammer and ask for more money to leave it up.