Which? responds to BEUC's report: 'Sponsored by Scammers'

Rocio Concha, Which? Head of Policy and Advocacy, said:

“This report provides yet more evidence that social media companies aren’t doing nearly enough to clamp down on scam ads. 

“We see little evidence that tech giants are serious about tackling the flood of scams on their platforms if left to their own devices. Until legal obligations set by Ofcom are in place, we expect that social media platforms will continue to treat scams as just another revenue stream. 

“While recent UK laws on online safety differ in some ways from the EU, we see many of the same problems. Ofcom must learn the lessons from this report and swiftly introduce codes of practices for advertising that tackle the issues highlighted by BEUC’s research as well as those found in countless Which? investigations.”

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