According to Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta invests heavily in security for its apps. However, according to the truth, the facts are quite different. According to Meta to the Indian government, Meta has invested huge amounts to increase the prominence of specific contents in its apps. Meta is accused of making huge money from its fake advertisements. There are two reports according to which Meta makes nearly 10% of its total yearly ad revenues and $7 billion from scam ads.

According to a November 2025 report, based on leaked Meta documents, Meta considered that around 10% of its total yearly advertising revenue is scam and from ads related to banned products. Moreover, Meta did not prevent such advertisements.

According to one report, a December 2024 document claimed that approximately 15 billion "high-risk" scam advertisements were being displayed on Meta's platform each day. Due to a flaw in the company's content filtering system, the company only took action when its automated systems had at least a 95% certainty of fraud.

Regarding these media reports, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone stated that the documents in the media presented a selective and misleading picture of the company's operations. The company conducted this assessment to determine which security measures needed to be increased to prevent fraud and scams. The company subsequently made such investments.

Another report claimed that Meta was running advertisements on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms that also sold videos depicting child sexual abuse. This is a concerning development.

According to Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta invests heavily in security for its apps. However, according to the truth, the facts are quite different. According to Meta to the Indian government, Meta has invested huge amounts to increase the prominence of specific contents in its apps. Meta is accused of making huge money from its fake advertisements. There are two reports according to which Meta makes nearly 10% of its total yearly ad revenues and $7 billion from scam ads.

According to a November 2025 report, based on leaked Meta documents, Meta considered that around 10% of its total yearly advertising revenue is scam and from ads related to banned products. Moreover, Meta did not prevent such advertisements.

According to one report, a December 2024 document claimed that approximately 15 billion "high-risk" scam advertisements were being displayed on Meta's platform each day. Due to a flaw in the company's content filtering system, the company only took action when its automated systems had at least a 95% certainty of fraud.

Regarding these media reports, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone stated that the documents in the media presented a selective and misleading picture of the company's operations. The company conducted this assessment to determine which security measures needed to be increased to prevent fraud and scams. The company subsequently made such investments.

Another report claimed that Meta was running advertisements on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms that also sold videos depicting child sexual abuse. This is a concerning development.