Senators introduce bill targeting social media scam ads

Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) unveiled authorities Wednesday that would necessitate online platforms, including societal media companies, to instrumentality “reasonable steps” to forestall fraudulent oregon deceptive advertisements from reaching consumers. The Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct (SCAM) Act seeks to ace down connected “predatory online scam advertisements” that lawmakers accidental are costing…