Facebook: We're going after scammy ads, too[CNET News]
Facebook's 300 million users have become a tempting audience for advertisers, and on the Internet that means lots of scammers have come along for the ride. Recently, Facebook has decided to take a harder line against scam offers showing up in Facebook advertisements and applications. Earlier this year, many Facebook users were deluged with advertisements that promoted easy money from the federal government's economic stimulus. After a period of time, Facebook decided enough was enough and went to work removing those ads from their system.
According top a recent announcement from the social networking giant, two ad networks have also been banned from their advertising system. Those networks were running deceptive ads, in Facebook's judgment. Facebook has also revised advertising policies regarding applications and has banned or brought into compliance around 100 applications with respect to scam advertisements.
Here's to a more scam-free social networking experience.
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