Australian consumer watchdog slams tech giants over fake celebrity ads

Fake celebrity ads aren’t new but they’ve become widespread in 2018. According to reports from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch, celebrity endorsement scams have increased by 400%, resulting in financial losses for consumers that have gone up by an eye-watering 3,800%. During this year alone Scamwatch received 200 complaints, with the total amount …

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