> It is a weird type of projection or something like that -- a denial of responsibility.
There's denial of responsibility at every level. What's funny is that Facebook has absolutely taken on the responsibility of censoring content - blocking nudity and certain other topics. But at the same time has denied responsibility for misleading or fraudulent ad content that gets on its site. I think the difference is that one is cheap to do (object classification via machine learning) and the other would require some real manpower.
People refuse to accept it, but there's a reason there used to be millions of spam messages sent out each day 10 years ago and there's probably even more sent today, we just don't see it as much. Shady business brings a lot of money. Heck, entire (smaller) countries kick-started their wealth by collecting from shady people.
I have no doubt, but am very curious to read more if you've got any examples.
Malta seems to be doing something similar.
Switzerland was quite prosperous but it upped its level by 1 notch by being neutral (and therefore both safe from destruction and a safe haven during 2 world wars) and also through some “minor” dirty banking: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Jewish_Congress_lawsui...
Basically every banking center our there hasn’t really had any qualms with money laundering until international organizations put the squeeze on them. Panama, Seychelles, Curacao, etc.
Advertising has already been regulated for a long time, and for the same reason: scams, misinformation, and outright fraud.
The main issue is that the same standards that have been applied to TV, radio and print have not yet come to the digital world. That probably explains how ridden the industry is of shady practices...
Come on. If you think FB is not responsible for people using it for bad purposes, then what is the difference between Voluum, the tracking tool he created and FB advt suite?
If a company builds a multi-billion dollar business by showing people what to buy and how to behave(/vote), it is a basic ethical responsibility to make sure, the users are not outright scammed out by bad actors.
And just because Facebook isn't picking advertisers and approving the ad copy doesn't mean Facebook has zero responsibly that people are scammed.
There is plenty of responsibility to go around. You may allocate it how you wish, but to lay none of it at the feet of Facebook is highly suspect.