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Facebook Spammers Make $20M, Get $100K Fine

Posted by timothy on from the bad-work-if-you-can-get-it dept.

jfruh writes "Adscend Media, which has been making up to $20M a year from so-called 'likejacking' spam on Facebook, has reached an agreement with the Attorney General of Washington to stop those activities and pay $100,000 in court costs. Among other nefarious techniques, Adscend would overlay Facebook 'like' buttons with provocative photos to spread links to ads from which Adscend would earn referral fees. Adscend also settled out of court with Facebook for an undisclosed amount."

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  1. The world cators to con-artitst by Moheeheeko · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Likejacker makes 20m, pays 100k

    Banks crash the world economy selling junk loans, get 400 billion.

    1. Re:The world cators to con-artitst by Hamsterdan · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Yet someone who downloads a couple of CDs pays a 1 Million fine

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