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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Josh Taylor

Meta to force financial advertisers to be verified in bid to prevent celebrity scam ads targeting Australians

A screengrab of a scam ad featuring a deepfake video of Anthony Albanese promoting fake investments on Facebook
Deepfake images of public figures including Anthony Albanese have been used to promote investment scams Photograph: Supplied

Fake celebrity investment scams may soon be harder to push on Facebook and Instagram, with Meta introducing a requirement that financial advertisers are verified.

Beginning in early February, Meta will require advertisers seeking to run ads about financial services to verify information about who are the beneficiary and payer. Businesses will be required to provide their Australian financial services licence number or declare an exemption. Individuals will need to provide a government-issued ID.

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