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developers.facebook.com - 18 days ago
Continued Action Against Deceptive Ads
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As part of an ongoing effort we've had underway to address the quality of third-party ads running i...
developers.facebook.com - 18 days ago
Facebook Developer Blog
— developers.facebook.com — As part of an ongoing effort we've had underway to address the quality of third-party ads running inside applications, we wanted to offer some clarifications, reminders, and information on our actions. First, deceptive ads are a widespread issue on ... (more) Facebook Developer Blog

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How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insiders Confession
techcrunch.com - 21 days ago
How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insiders Confession
— techcrunch.com — Last night we wrote about the lead generation scams within social gaming networks. This is a guest post by Dennis Yu , the CEO of BlitzLocal , a privately held 50 person advertising agency in Denver, Colorado, specializing in local search engine ... (more) How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insiders Confession

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creativeoverflow.net - 20 days ago
Facebook has a Facelift
— creativeoverflow.net — Facebook is the most popular Social Networking site in the world, Since it has started out in 2004 the design/interface has changed quite a lot, improving functionality and performance. I came across a new project created by Barton Smith , A ... (more) Facebook has a Facelift

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Inside Facebook:  Facebook Bans Two More Platform Ad Networks

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Facebook Bans Two More Platform Ad Networks
Inside Facebook — This past July, following increased concerns about the ways Facebook Platform ad networks were incorporating user data in their ads and landing pages, Facebook released updated Platform advertising guidelines that more clearly stated what was and wasn’t permissible on the Facebook Platform. A few weeks earlier, it had suspended two Platform ad networks from operating on Facebook altogether. Now, the company has just announced that it has banned two more Platform offer and ad networks. According to Facebook, First, deceptive ads are a widespread issue on the Web and one we fight aggressively. This battle ...

Facebook: We're going after scammy ads, too
Webware.com — The industry P.R. frenzy over scams in ads and offers on social networks goes on: Facebook announced on Thursday evening in a post on its developer blog that since it updated its developer platform terms of service ...

Facebook: We're going after scammy ads, too
The Social — The industry P.R. frenzy over scams in ads and offers on social networks goes on: Facebook announced on Thursday evening in a post on its developer blog that since it updated its developer platform terms of service ...

Facebook restates its zero tolerance for scam offers and ads
VentureBeat — Faced with media scrutiny, Facebook reiterated in a blog post that it is taking action to improve the quality of third-party ads in its apps. The post was inspired the controversy that began last Friday when Techcrunch editor Michael Arrington confronted Offerpal chief executive Anu Shukla about scam offers. Today, the company said it is disabling two more ad network and offer companies that have consistently violated its rules. Offerpal is the leader in promotional deals known as offers, which users can accept in lieu of making a credit card payment in a game or app. These offers have increasingly become popular ...

Facebook Blocks More Ad Networks
WebProNews Feed — Back in July Facebook updated policies for third-party ads on Facebook Platform. The company disabled two entire ad networks and over 100 more apps were suspended or brought into compliance over ad-related violations. Half of those had over a million monthly active users. Facebook has now disabled two more offer and ad networks, which the company says have repeatedly violated its policies. This has all been part of Facebook's continued action against deceptive ads. The company has addressed its efforts in this area on the company's developer blog. "First, deceptive ads are a widespread issue on the Web ...

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