Facebook is bombarding cancer patients with ads for unproven treatments

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Facebook is bombarding cancer patients with ads for unproven treatments

Clinics offering debunked cancer treatments are still allowed to advertise, despite the company’s stated efforts to control medical misinformation.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/27/1054784/facebook-meta-cancer-treatment-ads-misinformation/

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