Meta and 14 tech companies join global law enforcement to disrupt West African scam networks
META•Meta and 14 tech companies joined global law enforcement to disrupt West African scam networks. Meta removed 3.7 million accounts and groups; the effort resulted in 28 arrests and 117 victims rescued.
1. Joint disruption effort
Meta joined Coinbase, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Starlink, Adobe and other tech companies in an effort with global law enforcement to disrupt West African scam networks. Meta said it removed 3.7 million accounts and groups, while 28 people were arrested and 117 victims were rescued in West Africa.
