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Meta complaint: Persistently allowing adverts linking to fake news pages on Facebook

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Filed 6 Sep 2024 by Clive

I repeatedly see adverts on Facebook featuring celebrities who have got into trouble for revealing links to crypto currency services that provide them with a good steady income.
Recent celebrities include Martin Lewis (who has already taken legal action to prevent his name/image being used) and Sara Cox (BBC Radio 2 presenter).
The adverts that I have seen always link to fake BBC news pages which contain links to crypto currency scammer sites.
One such link is:
https://www.pkqmrn7ifg.digital/COAB/HNCnebNY/?trackingdomainwww.kindomcexclusiveco.comfbpixel2125686667801738clkBDc238EgUKXkJtqb87ea4JlVALQQWlanderLangeninitialCountryGBfunnelFinance%20Phantom:FinancePhantomv2000sub116laId1171fjg9ExkcT1fv3Abt
(screenshot attached in case the page has been taken down)
I have made detailed reports about these adverts on more than an dozen occasions.
Meta’s response is almost invariably that the advertisement has not been taken down because it does not breach their standards.

Meta complaint: Persistently allowing adverts linking to fake news pages on Facebook
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