Facebook and Instagram are filled with scams that target all walks of
life, and the tech companies let it happen because they profit from every
click.

Scams thrive on shame and silence, but only if we let them.

Together, we can push for platform accountability to stop the
proliferation of online scams – do you, or someone you know, have a story
to share?

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John,

Barbara, a 79-year-old retired teacher, was scammed out of $400,000 on
Facebook.

The scammer pretended to be a friend, gained her trust, and convinced her
to send gift cards over and over until her life savings were gone.

This isn’t a one-off case. It’s happening every day. Facebook and
Instagram are flooded with fake ads, phishing messages, and predatory
scams that cost victims everything. And they let it happen because tech
giant profits from these scams. 

The good news is that we’re building a massive public campaign to fight
back, demanding that tech platforms finally take responsibility.

But to build pressure, and make this crisis impossible to ignore, we need
more stories like Barbara’s. Sharing our stories can expose the true scale
of the scam epidemic and help hold the companies profiting from it to
account.

[ [link removed] ]Has this happened to you or someone you love? Share your story here.

Scams thrive on silence and shame. But there’s nothing shameful about
being targeted. What is shameful is that billion-dollar platforms refuse
to act, while more and more people lose everything.

From miracle cancer “cures” to fake job offers and crypto traps, bad
actors are targeting people with lies that look completely real. These
scams are spreading through social media platforms and search engines and
those companies aren't doing nearly enough to stop them, all while they
rake in the profits. 

By collecting stories from around the world, we will show just how
widespread and devastating this really is. Every story told helps build
the case against Meta and other social media sites.

Together, we can push for platform accountability, real protections, and
support for scam victims like Barbara – do you have a story to share?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I will share my story

The Ekō movement is igniting a global campaign to fight back, and stories
like this are a powerful way to do it. If this hasn’t happened to you but
someone you know then please share this with them so they can tell their
story. Let’s expose Meta’s scam machine.



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Thanks for all that you do,
Deborah, Rewan and the team at Ekō


 

 

Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.

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