Meta begins removing Facebook and Instagram ads from lawyers seeking clients who claim to have been harmed by social media while under the age of 18
Meta on Thursday began removing advertisements from attorneys who were seeking clients that claim to have been harmed by social media while under the age of 18.
Axios Dan Primack
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Discussion
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@campuscodi.risky.biz
Catalin Cimpanu
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Meta didn't remove scam ads for half a decade, even if you reported them 10 times/day [embedded post]
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@yoda
Drew Olanoff
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yep. definitely not guilty. totally normal thing for a company that has done nothing wrong to do.
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NewsMax.com
Charlie McCarthy
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Meta Pulls Lawyer Ads After Social Media Lawsuit Loss
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r/technology
r
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Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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not a great look for meta to do this also reminded me of the physical billboards ive started noticing along the highways some lawyers have moved on from mesothelioma and car accidents to social media harms to minors https://www.axios.com/...
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@kurtinc
Kurt Elster
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Hey turns out they do know how to moderate ads
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@micsolana
Mike Solana
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a great start actually. but they really need to remove adverts for *all* ambulance chasers. as should the subway btw, and every other public space.
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@tech_oversight
@tech_oversight
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🥃SHOT: ALLOWED ON META: Scam artists defrauding seniors, veterans, and the most vulnerable 🍺CHASER: NOT ALLOWED ON META: Helping people harmed by Meta's predatory products 🍋BOWL OF LIMES: 10% of Meta's 2024 global revenue came from scam ads [image]
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@caseymattox_
Casey Mattox
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Well within their rights. Wild that they hadn't done this earlier.
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@robertfreundlaw
Rob Freund
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Seems like an obvious move that shouldn't be controversial. No, you can't keep running “sue Acme!” ads on Acme. Acme doesn't want that. Duh.
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@andrewyang
Andrew Yang
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That's not good.
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@jason_kint
Jason Kint
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It's worth noting it doesn't appear Google / YouTube are doing this. https://www.axios.com/...
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@derekcressman
Derek Cressman
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There is no such thing as free speech when billionaires own the means of communication.
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@rickclaypool
Rick Claypool
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wait so hate speech on Facebook is ok but ads reaching people harmed by its addictive design is not? what happened to “more speech and fewer mistakes”? [image]
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@default_friend
@default_friend
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Walking into my lawsuit against Meta like [image]
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@sachalouise
Sacha Haworth
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the Meta playbook: silence the ones who speak the truth
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@jackcarterbenjamin
Jack Benjamin
on bluesky
Meta is willing to admit at least 3-4% of its annual revenue came from scam advertisers, but god forbid a lawyer try to advertise their services for social media addiction lawsuits. www.axios.com/2026/04/09/m...
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@jason_kint
Jason Kint
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Solid example of difference between a news org and a social media platform. - Axios has been running endless Meta ad $$$ campaigns while its independent newsroom reports on Meta's court losses for harming children - Axios reports Meta is removing law firms' ads from Facebook. [im…
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@hawleymo
Josh Hawley
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What
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@zephyrteachout
Zephyr Teachout
on x
Remember the largest platforms in the world are going to use them to suppress speech they fear until we dismantle their power.
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@marshablackburn
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
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Meta will do anything to escape accountability. Even though the company has now been convicted in court, it's doubling down on a full-scale cover-up to run from the truth. The courts can punish past harms, but only Congress can prevent future ones. https://www.axios.com/...