Facebook doesn't have a scam problem. Scams are making them a lot of money.

In a less corrupt world we'd change the law so that scams on Facebook were Facebook's problem.

Why do you see ads at all? Is this just an iPhone problem?

Perpetual motion ones particularly grind my gears. My dad, a retired science teacher who KNOWS better will occasionally send me these. Dad don’t you think that would be legit big news if true?

I see ads claiming to be BBC all the time on Reddit with similar.

I was going to say: "in what way is the problem restricted to health?"

Yet they have no problem flagging legit stuff. Back in 2019 I remember a pair of shorts (part of procedurally generated street ware fashion project) got flagged as offensive for some reason and my campaign got suspended. I reached out to Facebook and actually got a human and they unsuspended my account but the experience also made me stop buying ads from them.

Advertising prescription medication is indeed illegal in the UK. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/advertise-your-medicines

OTC is ok.

I would have agreed a while back but now i don't.

I think its gatekeping and there should be a way to get everything without another adult telling you no.

There is a lot of bias around what and how and when and who can take what.