MPs say Big Tech firms should pay scam victims

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Online fraud cost victims more than £2.3 billion from April 2020 - April 2021
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Online fraud cost victims more than £2.3 billion from April 2020 - April 2021

MPs say existing regulations make it easy for criminals to defraud people on social media

British lawmakers have called on the government to ensure that tech giants reimburse people for money lost to fraudulent advertising seen on their platforms. MPs argue that current regulations a...

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