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I think reacting to scammy ads by banning all of them is an overreaction. There are many useful products and services I would've never found out about without ads. How about simply making all ad networks responsible for the content of the ads they serve?

You lost your life's savings to a Ponzi scam advertised on Facebook? Sue Facebook for damages. There should be laws in place that allow it.

This would fix the problem instantly.




It would be unlikely that you could prove cause and effect in court, and with the distributed nature of data gathering, matching and reselling.




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