Researchers analyzed more than 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada and found that 87 per cent of conspiratorial claims come from influencers, with just 100 users responsible for nearly 70 per cent of online conspiracy claims. Users on Elon Musk’s X were the biggest culprits.
  • DarylInCanada@lemmy.ca
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    11 hours ago

    Yet not a word so far in these comments that almost 10% of Meta’s income stream comes from scam posts. No wonder Meta really does not want to do much about these scams.

    In 2025, Meta made approximately $196.2 billion from ads. This included $16 billion from ads for scams and banned goods. While these are against its policies, enforcement is often reactive rather than proactive.

    But of Meta made $16 billion from these posts, imagine how much the scammers made?