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techcrunch.com - 13 days ago

“Horrible Things” Slink Back Into Zynga

— techcrunch.com — Just five days ago Zynga CEO Mark Pincus said mobile subscriptions, among other scammy offers, would be removed from Zynga’s popular Facebook and MySpace games. “We have also removed all mobile ads until we see any that offer clear user ... (more) “Horrible Things” Slink Back Into Zynga

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developers.facebook.com - 16 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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techcrunch.com - 13 days ago

Zynga’s FishVille Swims With The Fishes For Ad Violations

— techcrunch.com — Zynga’s most recent Facebook game, FishVille, has temporarily been taken offline by Facebook for advertising violations . This is a relatively light slap on the wrist since the game only launched two days ago and had a couple of thousand ... (more) Zynga’s FishVille Swims With The Fishes For Ad Violations

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RT @newsweek Is Facebook a Paradise for Scammers? http://bit.ly/3iPZzg 7 days ago

interesting article in Newsweek regarding FB scammers http://bit.ly/1TrsDu 9 days ago

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Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance... [Facebook]
Gizmodo — ... In an email exchange with Newsweek, Facebook spokesman David Swain stated "We have, and will continue to, move aggressively to stop any activities that threaten or damage our users' experience. Any assertion to the contrary is false." Policing and curtailing scam containing ads will be a challenge for Facebook as it grows, though it would be a good idea to tackle the problem now while it's still manageable. I can't wait to see how this plays out in the Facebook movie. [Newsweek] Photo by TechCrunch ...

“Horrible Things” Slink Back Into Zynga
TechCrunch — ... and Newsweek are pointing the finger at Facebook), there may just be too much money at stake for any meaningful self regulation to occur. ...

Zynga’s FishVille Swims With The Fishes For Ad Violations
TechCrunch — ... a relatively light slap on the wrist since the game only launched two days ago and had a couple of thousand users. Zynga’s other games, including FarmVille with 63 million monthly users, remain online, despite the fact that they were showing the same ads. But this does send a clear message to Zynga and other game developers that Facebook isn’t ignoring the problem. Whether it’s a real concern over the user experience or simply embarrassment from the press suggesting Facebook is a haven for scammers is somewhat irrelevant. Facebook ...

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TechCrunch — ... but we haven’t heard any further information about the startup.” Let’s just say that the new version of Skype is going to have some freaking awesome hold music. Continuing victory lap of the week: ScamVille’s dwindling population Meanwhile, Arrington’s ScamVille victory went into its 16th lap, with Facebook promising to improve enforcement of its anti-scam rule, the story getting picked up by Time and Newsweek and Mark Pincus’ somewhat successful attempt to lead the way in removing ...