Facebook Joins The Fight Against 'Bad Ads'

Facebook has entered into an alliance with fellow Web giants Google, Twitter, and AOL in an effort to fight ads that deliver malware, scam users, or sell counterfeit items.

Facebook has entered into an alliance with fellow Web giants Google, Twitter, and AOL in an effort to fight ads that deliver malware, scam users, or sell counterfeit items.

According to a report from PC World, the companies formed the Ads Integrity Alliance today, and they’ve also linked up with the Interactive Advertising Bureau in New York as a charter member. The group is powered by StopBadware, a nonprofit that aims to clean up the web ecosystem by ridding the Internet of problem websites.

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