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Murtuza Merchant

EU Watchdog Calls Out Social Media, Elon Musk And ‘Finfluencers’ For ‘Crypto Con’

Electric carmaker Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on among other CEOs before a roundtable during the 6th edition of the Choose France Summit at the Château de Versailles, outside Paris on May 15, 2023. . (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

A 20-page report from the European Consumer Organization (ECO) is scrutinizing social media platforms for allowing cryptocurrency advertisements to bypass regulations.

The organization, which represents 46 consumer groups from 32 European countries, highlighted the inadequate awareness among consumers regarding the perils entwined with cryptocurrencies on platforms like Facebook, which otherwise prohibit the endorsement of unlicensed financial services.

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