EPISODE · Jan 31, 2018 · 8 MIN
Cryptocurrency Scams Are Just Straight-Up Trolling at This Point
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
Facebook announced in a blog post Tuesday that it would ban cryptocurrency advertising from the platform entirely. The company said that many ads for cryptocurrency investment opportunities, like initial coin offerings, were “not currently operating in good faith.” Facebook has a point. Take Prodeum for example, a Lithuanian cryptocurrency startup that appeared online Thursday. By Monday, it was gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Facebook announced in a blog post Tuesday that it would ban cryptocurrency advertising from the platform entirely. The company said that many ads for cryptocurrency investment opportunities, like initial coin offerings, were “not currently operating in good faith.” Facebook has a point. Take Prodeum for example, a Lithuanian cryptocurrency startup that appeared online Thursday. By Monday, it was gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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