Posted by buzer 4 hours ago
I feel that all countries should be doing something similar.
Google does so knowingly. People are reporting the ads via the provided workflow and describe the scam. Yet the same scams persist. In spite of being informed about scammy advertisers, Google takes their money.
I would say that Facebook do have a valid point if they say that they are not liable for posted scammy content, even that content manipulates their algorithms in order to reach users. Google do not have any similar such defense.
This also heavily relies on recent CJEU ruling (WebGroup/Coyote, 16 June 2026, C-188/24) which essentially opened up the E-Commerce Directive's liability shield that platforms have been relying on so far. Essentially it said that that platform's are not necessarily neutral hosting providers when they control the algorithms that determine the dissemination. So I would expect more rulings to come, but it will take time.