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Do you have a link to one of those ads?
The next time one of those ads shows up I'll save the link to the add, to the google driver, and keep a copy of the RAR for the unlikely case someone at Facebook cares about this...
I'm no expert, but this question seems similar to: "How is it that telecom companies cannot stop spam robo calls?" The answer is: they can, but they have a financial incentive not to. Surely somebody pays for those ads. If Facebook makes money from it, why should they prevent it? Obviously it's bad for customers, so Facebook balances user outrage against the money they're making. I could see that calculus working out…
But in this case we are taking about posting a direct link to a virus download. I would assume that THIS would be enough for FB to do something about it...
I've reported Instagram ads that are clearly scams or illegal services but they never get taken down. The ads get reviewed and it's always determined that the content is acceptable. Maybe companies shouldn't be allowed to grow so big if they end up reaching the point of being unable to deal with certain problems. Smaller companies that were federating content would probably be able to comply more easily with local le…
I reported an ad that was so obviously a deep fake and Facebook said there's nothing wrong with the ad. I guess AI is already favoring AI generated scams. :)
Even ads with obvious porn ( Breasts, genitals and intercourse etc. ) on the picture gets through the filter so its pretty clear that money talks.
The advertiser needs to pay for every impression of the ad and on every click. Let's say $0.01 for every 1000 view and $0.1 for every click/conversion.
Don't open the RAR file ofc..