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Facebook Ad-Approval Algorithm Allegedly Missed Fraudulent Ads via Simple URL Checks
Facebook’s advertisement-approval algorithm was reported by a security analyst to have neglected simple checks for domain URLs, leaving its users at risk of fraudulent ads.
- Date it happened
- 2016-06-02
- Organisation involved
- Product, system or model
- Facebook's ad approval algorithm stands between advertisers and them getting their ads posted on Facebook. Supposedly, this algorithm should block ads that violate Facebook's Terms of Service from bei
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Attribution
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