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Jun 25, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Scoop: Companies can use testimonials from fake Twitter accounts they've created in Facebook and Instagram ads without breaking any rules - despite Facebook's policies forbidding "deceptive, false, and misleading claims"
independent.co.uk/life-style/gad…
I found so many ads like this from a very popular dating app and a social media app, in multiple languages
I can't name the companies for legal reasons, but when contacted the ads were quickly and quietly removed. Neither company provided any explanation