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The people publishing these ads are literally paying Facebook to do so. IANAL but as far as I know it's not legal to profit off illegal activity. Facebook are,
by jakelazaroff 8y ago
The people publishing these ads are literally paying Facebook to do so. IANAL but as far as I know it's not legal to profit off illegal activity. Facebook are, themselves, breaking the law here.
- BurningFrog 8y agoWhat law specifically makes it illegal "to profit off illegal activity"? That sounds incredibly broad and impossible to to avoid.
- jakelazaroff 8y agoI imagine you'd be considered an accessory to the act in question. There are also laws like this [1], although they don't apply to this situation. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Sam_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Sam_law