NCC informs Meta of Cambodia-linked job opening scamsADS REMAINED ONLINE: A Taipei city councilor misrepresented the NCC’s authoritiy when she accused it of enabling the schemes, the agency saidBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday said it had communicated with Meta Platforms about a rising number of scam messages on Facebook. Ying said the ads remained online even though police have notified Meta about them. NCC Department of Broadcasting and Content Affairs Director Huang Wen-che (黃文哲) said that the councilor’s statement misrepresented the commission’s authority. The draft act authorizes the creation of a specialized organization to coordinate among different stakeholders, which ensures that such matters can be handled in a timelier manner,” he said. The commission said in a statement that controversies and illegal content on social media should be jointly tackled by government agencies.

Source: Taipei Times August 18, 2022 11:46 UTC