Meta, which runs Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been called out by the authorities here for not doing enough to protect users from scams.Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – online platforms run by tech behemoth Meta – have been the channels of choice for scammers here, according to the police’s scam reports for 2023.
In response, Meta has said it was “dismayed” by her comments, adding that it has had years of close collaboration with the police to fight scams. Facebook Marketplace is the only platform among those rated in the ministry’s anti-scam safety ratings that has not implemented the recommended safety features, Ms Sun noted in Parliament.
Since January, more than 400 victims have lost at least $1.8 million to phishing scams involving fake buyers on Carousell and Facebook who pretended to be interested in their listings.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)