Meta has announced new measures to combat the spam problem on Facebook. The platform will now restrict accounts that share posts with titles completely unrelated to their visuals, limiting their ...

New York (CNN) — If a strange photo has recently stopped you in your tracks while scrolling your Facebook feed, you’re not alone. Users who once came to Facebook to connect with friends and family are ...

Facebook Messenger spam got noticeably worse in 2024 and 2025 after Meta switched all chats to end-to-end encryption by default. With message contents now encrypted, Meta can no longer automatically ...

In recent years, Meta started paying creators on Facebook. The payouts have incentivized a wave of spam and inauthentic behavior as creators try to cash in. There's a thriving trade in Facebook ...

But the spam is more than just an annoyance; it can also be weaponized. Some spam pages appear designed to scam other users. In extreme cases, spam pages that gain a following can eventually be used, ...