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Meta Had Six Weeks to Stop Japan’s $804M Scam Crisis: It Chose Revenue - Tech Times

Meta's platform allowed deepfake investment scam ads to be placed and shown to users, leading to financial fraud against Japanese consumers.

Date it happened
2025-01-01
Organisation involved
Meta
Product, system or model
Meta Ad Library
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