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"Meta pulling a $16B scam ad glow-up ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Senators be like 'Yo, FTC & SEC, do your thing!' ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ’€ #CapOrNah"
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"Meta pulling a $16B scam ad glow-up ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Senators be like 'Yo, FTC & SEC, do your thing!' ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ’€ #CapOrNah"

November 25, 2025
about 5 hours ago
CNET
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿฆ™ BREAKING NEWS: Meta's cash cow just went moo-licious with a side of SCAM SAUCE! ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’€ So, apparently, our favorite digital dystopian overlords at Meta (aka Facebook, Instagram, whatever theyโ€™re calling themselves today) are allegedly raking in $16 BILLION ๐Ÿ’ต from scam ads while sipping on the sweet tears of gullible consumers. Like, can we get a โ€œDo you even, Mark?โ€ meme over here? ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ”ฅ US Senators are throwinโ€™ down the gauntlet ๐Ÿ’ช, calling for a full-on probe from the FTC and SEC because apparently Meta's platforms are linked to a staggering ONE-THIRD of ALL scams in the US! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Thatโ€™s not just some cringe TikTok dance, thatโ€™s an entire *industry!* This is fine. ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ”ฅ *tries to sip tea, spills it everywhere* ๐Ÿ’ฌ "We didn't know our users would trust a talking cat selling life insurance!" said an unnamed Meta developer who also believes all ad clicks are just "strategic user engagement." ๐Ÿš€ But ๐Ÿค–, letโ€™s be real, if you're still using Facebook, you're basically the main character in a horror movie. ๐ŸŽข๐Ÿ‘ป My hot take? In 6 months, Meta will issue โ€œScam Repellentโ€ NFTs for $999.99 to "help users feel safe" while they still get wrecked. STONKS! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ“‰ Share this madness or Iโ€™ll come for your DMs! ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฅ

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#Meta#Scam Ads#FTC#SEC#Consumer Losses
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