“Sociable” is the latest commentary on important social media developments and trends from industry expert Andrew Hutchinson of Social Media Today. Yeah, this seems bad. According to a new report from ...

Americans have lost billions to malicious social media advertising.

The WhatsApp logo appears on a smartphone screen and as a background on a computer screen in this photo illustration in Athens, Greece, on August 6, 2025. WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts ...

In short: Meta faces a convergence of lawsuits across the US, Australia, and the UK alleging the company knowingly profited from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, with its own internal documents ...

Meta projected about $16 billion in revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods. Internal docs estimate 15 billion “higher-risk” scam ads are shown daily. An internal review concluded it’s ...

Social media giant Meta expected about 10 percent of its 2024 revenue, roughly $16 billion, to come from running ads for scams and banned goods, according to internal projections reported by Reuters.

By Jeff Horwitz May 11 (Reuters) - California's Santa Clara County has sued Meta Platforms, alleging it has profited from ...

The latest lawsuit against Meta was filed in Washington, D.C. by the Consumer Federation of America, a nonprofit association of more than 200 organizations that represent consumer interest. The ...

The company removed 159 million scam ads last year and took down 10.9 million accounts linked to criminal networks. Now it wants to catch scammers before they get to you. Meta has announced a fresh ...

Meta is adding new scam detection tools to Facebook and WhatsApp. The tools will alert users to potentially suspicious activity. Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp are all getting the tools. Meta is ...