Meta has spoken up about a series of scam ads allegedly appearing on its Facebook platform. The ads, which were brought to light by content platform SoyaCincau, had attempted to pass off as real ads from The Star and The Sun daily. These ads were reportedly finance-related and made promises about ways to earn money without paying taxes or owning a luxury car. According to SoyaCincau, logos and names of The Star and The Sun daily were used to pass off as legitimate ads. However, the URL used in the ads were different from the actual version – Thestarasia.co, Thestarpage.site, and Thestarblog.co.
These URLs take users to a website that resembles The Star, in particular, accompanied by bylines to ensure the page seems legitimate. However, upon clicking any of the links on the website, users are taken to the gambling website of Me88.
Meta’s spokesperson told A+M that promoting scams is against its policies and it is dedicating significant resources to tackling this industry-wide issue on and off its platforms. “Our Page, Groups and Events policies prohibit pages that use deceptive or misleading practices, and we have taken action against the Pages running these advertisements. We will take further action if we find additional violations,” Meta’s spokesperson said. It also encouraged users who encounter such content on Facebook to report it immediately.
Meanwhile, The Star clarified in a news article that its official website is thestar.com.my. “Please be…
