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Meta Projected $16 Billion Revenue from Scam and Banned Ads in 2024: Report

  • Thursday's Reuters report said Meta Platforms Inc. projected about 10% of its 2024 ad revenue—around $16 billion—came from scam and banned-product ads.
  • Company documents show executives calculated enforcement trade-offs, noting managers were told not to `take actions that could cost Meta more than 0.15% of the company's total revenue` in October 2024.
  • Meta's detection rules require a 95% certainty before deactivating an advertiser, and small advertisers must be flagged at least eight times while bigger spenders accrue more than 500 strikes before removal.
  • Amid the disclosures, regulators and markets reacted as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probes Meta and its shares slid roughly 17.5% last week, while Meta spokesperson Andy Stone highlighted a 58% drop in scam ad reports and over 134 million removals.
  • With billions exposed daily, regulators and advocates note Meta Platforms Inc. shows an estimated 15 billion higher-risk scam ads daily and aims to reduce these by 50% in 2025.
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Meta earns billions from ads for scams, report claims

Around 10 per cent of the Facebook owner’s revenue reportedly came from fraudulent ads last year

·London, United Kingdom
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Inside Meta's $16 Billion Scam Ad Economy

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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp: The Meta Group makes billions in sales with fraudulent advertisements on its services – despite the monitoring system.

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About 10% of Facebook's parent company's income in 2024 was derived from fraudulent advertising, according to internal documents.

·Montreal, Canada
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