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I am guessing it has something to do with the fake ICO's taking advantage of uneducated users (see Vyral for a great example). But Facebook has made their enti

• wpietri 9y ago
  I think that's close. Scam artists slaughter the sheep, while Facebook would rather keep shearing them.
  • TeMPOraL 9y ago
    As a sheep, I would prefer being shorn rather than slaughtered, so I'm with Facebook on that one.
    • draw_down 9y ago
      I think the point is that it’s not really about what the sheep want.
• AlexCoventry 9y ago
  Showing these ads has legal implications for FB. They could be on the hook for selling unregistered securities. So it's a very sensible policy for a juicy legal target to adopt.
• aylmao 9y ago
  ??? This is improbable for two reasons: 1. There is no reason why a user buying into an ICO should be correlated with it being on facebook. 2. If a user gets scammed by an ICO that should in no way affect if/how they use services that are free to them, facebook included.
• dingo_bat 9y ago
  How has Facebook taken advantage of uneducated users? Is there any evidence of this or you're just being edgy?
  • YetAnotherNick 9y ago
    One(debatable) example is internet.org.