With the development of the digital world, many malicious people began to defraud people through social media applications. Now, this situation has become so common in all kinds of social media applications from Instagram to TikTok that we witness a new fraud case every day.

Some governments and social media companies come to the fore with investments and regulations to ensure security in social media from time to time. The head of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Commission at the British government’s meeting on the subject today stated that social media companies are not doing enough to prevent scams.

“Social media companies do not work to prevent scams”

The UK DCMS presidency held talks with representatives of Meta, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok on online safety and online harm. “It seems incredible to me and the public that you systematically monetize your users’ plight over a period of time,” said Julian Knight, Chairman of the British Parliament’s Committee on Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Member of Parliament. ” he remarked. Knight, popular social media applications; criticized for trying to eradicate fraud on platforms, waiting for a legal regulation instead of reacting adequately.

Julian Knight, Chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Committee, described popular social media applications as a source of embarrassment at the meeting. Knight said that social media platforms have been making money from scams for many years. Social media giants have been trying to prevent this problem for years; Stating that he did not work hard enough to stop the fraudsters, Chairman Knigt stated that for the frauds taking place on social media, companies should reimburse the British people for the amount they were defrauded.