Meta halts China ad fraud crackdown after CEO Zuckerberg intervenes; $3 billion in scam ads from Chinese advertisers restored to protect revenue, internal documents show.

Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue

REUTERS/Illustration/Catherine TaiA Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to minimize "revenue impact" caused by cracking down on the scams. December 15, 20256:00 AM CSTUpdated 3 hours agoSAN FRANCISCO - Last year, Meta had to reckon with an ugly conclusion about its Chinese advertising customers: They were defrauding Facebook, Instagram and W...