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Moneysavingexpert.com's Martin Lewis Warns UK Advertising Sector to Stamp Out Scam Ads

Journalist is lobbying the British Prime Minister to include the issue in his forthcoming Online Safety Bill

Moneysavingexpert.com's Martin Lewis Warns UK Advertising Sector to Get to Grips with Online Scam Ads
'Scam ads are a monumental problem, I always call it an epidemic because the number of them is phenomenal,' Martin Lewis, who previously settled a lawsuit with Facebook over scam ads, told Adweek.Byline Pictures
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By Stephen Lepitak

November 23, 2021

The founder of consumer advice website Moneysavingexpert.com, Martin Lewis, is warning the digital advertising industry that it must regulate and reduce scam advertising before consumer trust in ad messages reaches new lows.

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Stephen is Adweek's Europe bureau chief based in Glasgow.

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