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Social Media Scams Are Trending, Ads Are at The Center of Their Success

Online scams are getting down to business. And they’re advertising, too. Between 2021 and 2023, social media scams were a booming business. Americans alone lost $2.7 billion to scams originating from social media. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that the majority of people affected were 18-19-year-olds, attributing this finding to the greater amounts of time younger users spend on social media. But as art imitates life, so often do fake social media accounts and convincing social media ads from hacked ad accounts (we’re looking at you, Meta).

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The Stitch on Threads: Our Thoughts and Observations on Meta’s Newest App Rollout

While it’s too early for anyone to be an expert on Meta’s new rollout, Threads, as marketing minds we are apt to have some thoughts and questions about the platform’s role in marketing. Here are some of our initial thoughts and observations on Meta’s jab at Twitter - or should we say X.

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