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The problem aren't ads for Bitcoin, its ads for Shitcoin scams.

• TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
  Then why not just ban Shitcoin scams?
  • wmf 9y ago
    Because Facebook (and most others) can't tell the difference between a legitcoin and a shitcoin. They already got in trouble for trying to separate "fake news" from real news, so why double down on the same problem? Take Tezos for example. Greatest innovation in blockchain history or greatest scam in blockchain history? You could lose a lot of hair over that decision, or you could just kill 'em all and let Satoshi sort 'em out.
    • JumpCrisscross 9y ago
      > Because Facebook (and most others) can't tell the difference between a legitcoin and a shitcoin And they shouldn't have to. We tightly regulate securities-related promotional content because we learned, the hard way about a century ago, that left to itself securities markets breed scams like rabbits.