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Mask scams flood Facebook and Instagram

11 April 2020
Diário de Notícias, Portugal

How Europe failed to stop the virus

6 April 2020
EfSyn, Greece

Masks “against Coronavirus” for 200 PLN? Facebook allows advertising by fraudsters despite declaring that it will ban them. Why?

6 April 2020
Newsweek, Poland

3 April 2020 Covid-19

Facebook and Instagram have a serious Coronavirus problem

By Nikolas Leontopoulos and Thodoris Chondrogiannos

Adverts and sponsored posts for face masks and other medical supplies continue to circulate on Facebook and Instagram, despite efforts to crack down on profiteers and fraudsters who are exploiting the sky-rocketing demand created by the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more "Facebook and Instagram have a serious Coronavirus problem"

Facebook and Instagram – still – have a problem with fraudulent coronavirus ads

3 April 2020
BuzzFeed, Germany

Facebook and Google pressured EU experts to soften fake news regulations, say insiders

21 May 2019
OpenDemocracy, UK