Meta Medicare scam ads targeting seniors face scrutiny

A report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that scammers used Facebook ads to target seniors with misleading Medicare offers, resulting in 215 million impressions and an estimated $14.3 million collected by Meta. The scams used deceptive tactics such as fake deadlines and government-style branding. Meta disputes the claim that it ignores scams, saying it is fighting them aggressively.