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Today, two bipartisan members of Congress (@RepDebDingell and @RepPfluger) sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, asking him to answer for Meta taking in millions of dollars from scammers to run deepfake ads promoting fake government programs, as detailed in a recent TTP report.
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A new California law—going into effect in 2027—will make it easier to tell browsers not to sell your data to advertisers. For those not in California (or who don’t want to wait a year), @ShiraOvide provides some tips to take back some control over your data now.
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More than a year since our investigation with @Everytown, Meta continues to fail at addressing harmful ads on its platform.
#MetaGunAds for weapons traffickers still proliferating on Meta platforms, targeting users in both the US and EU (cc @DigitalEU )
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NEW: Working with @Everytown, TTP identified over 230 advertisements for firearms & weapon accessories on Meta platforms, including ads for untraceable ghost guns. All were approved by Meta, which missed obvious signs of firearm sales. https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/from-glocks-to-ghost-guns-meta-approves-hundreds-o
NEW: Pages among Meta’s top spenders for US political ads are spending millions on scam ads that use deepfake videos of Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and lawmakers like @aoc and @BernieSanders to promote fake government benefits—often targeted at seniors.
TTP - Meta Awash in Deepfake Scam Ads
Scammers are spending heavily on Facebook ads that use deepfake videos of President Trump, Elon Musk, and other po...
www.techtransparencyproject.org
Meta continues to run ads for drug traffickers offering the opioid codeine in cough syrup. The #MetaDrugAds ran in the U.K. (cc @Ofcom) and the U.S. targeting only users on Instagram.
Meta is still reviewing, approving, and profiting from opioid trafficking ads on its platform.
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It's been more than a year since TTP first published a report on the hundreds of drug ads on Meta platforms - and ongoing findings suggest they have done little to deal with the problem of #MetaDrugAds - opiates like codeine, unmarked pills, and psychedelics still persist in ads.
NEW: CfA asked the DC and Maryland bars to investigate whether Brendan Carr’s recent threats to broadcasters violated their Rules of Professional Conduct, by which all lawyers must abide.
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NEW: @DCAttorneyGen advised DC residents to watch out for predatory practices in the home solar industry, including “high pressure sales tactics, shoddy construction, and predatory loan contracts.”
CfA has documented similar issues in the industry going all the way back to 2016.
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Meta whistleblower Cayce Savage at hearing:
"Meta has failed to prioritize child safety until they are scrutinized by outside regulators. Then they scramble to develop features they know are inefficient and largely unused and advertise this as proof of their responsibility."
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Senate @JudiciaryDems @senjudiciarygop hearing on Meta and Child Safety Research – LIVE online here: https://www.c-span.org/event/senate-committee/senate-judiciary-subcommittee-hearing-on-meta-and-child-safety-research/436253
NEW: CfA called on the DOJ to investigate potential mortgage fraud violations by Labor Sec. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Texas AG Ken Paxton, citing evidence each has claimed primary residence on more than 1 home.
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