‘We continue to take further steps to protect Australians from scams’: Meta responds to Ministerial lashing

Meta has addressed claims from Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones that it lets “scammers use their network to target victims”, pointing out the work it does to protect Australian social media users from online scams.

Jones let fly during a National Press Club address on Wednesday, blaming Meta and other social media giants for aiding the rise in cybercrime and online scams, saying they “accept the revenue that comes from these criminals placing scam ads on their platforms” without applying appropriate guardrails.