Today in the Home Affairs Select Committee, I asked the Minister for Crime and Policing, Kit Malthouse MP, about online advertisement scams.
Online platforms such as Facebook and Google make billions of pounds pushing adverts into our newsfeeds, but this includes ads from criminals and fraudsters who have not had to provide any proof of their identity or of the legitimacy of their product/service.
I recently held a Westminster Hall Debate on this issue which you can watch here: https://www.ruthedwards.org.uk/news/westminster-hall-debate-protecting-…
Watch the full clip here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/4a004e8c-25a9-4b54-a878-7f0fc1868…