Forbrukerorganisasjoner anmelder TikTok, Meta og Google for svindelannonser

Tretti europeiske forbrukerorganisasjoner har anmeldt TikTok, Meta og Google til EU-kommisjonen for ikke å beskytte brukere tilstrekkelig mot svindelannonser.

Organisasjonene, som representerer 27 land, argumenterer for at plattformene bryter DSA-reglene. De har undersøkt rundt 900 mistenkelige svindelannonser mellom desember 2025 og mars 2026.

Kun 27 prosent av anmeldelsene førte til at annonsene ble fjernet, mens 52 prosent ble avvist eller ikke besvart. Johanna Hållén, generalsekretær i Sveriges Konsumenter, påpeker at mange annonser lover raske lån eller pensjon på to dager.

Hållén håper på en vurdering fra Post- och telestyrelsen og bøter fra EU-kommisjonen dersom reglene ikke følges.

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