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Facebook Allows Repeat Scam Artists to Send Ads to Seniors, Researchers Say

Researchers said 73% of the ads’ 215 million impressions reached users over 65, underscoring how scammers use Meta’s targeting tools to reach seniors.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is failing to stop some con artists who repeatedly buy ads on the platforms to target seniors with scams, according to a new report. The report is due to be released on Tuesday by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, an advocacy and research organization that investigates social media apps. The organization provided an advance copy to NBC News. The center found that scam ads targeting senior…

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NBC Dallas-Fort Worth broke the news in Fort Worth, United States on Monday, May 11, 2026.
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