Financial scams: how fake ads pass platform verification filters. 75% of ‘social media scamming’ comes from the social networks of the Meta group (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) and 25% from others such as Snapchat or TikTok.
Questionable savings investments, investment in cryptocurrencies, collection of personal data via fake sites... scammers deploy a range of scams by bypassing the devices supposed to block these dangerous advertisements. Some platforms are more affected than others, according to a European study carried out in 2023.