Meta baby ads are like 'a cot in your front room', say grieving parents
A British MP is urging Meta to improve ad sensitivity after grieving parents reported being targeted with baby product advertisements following miscarriages or stillbirths. Meta has acknowledged the issue and stated it is working to improve the accuracy of its ad delivery systems.
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This highlights the ethical challenges of algorithmic advertising and the need for better protections for vulnerable users on social media platforms.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Hayley Compton East Midlands Investigations Michelle Welsh MP Michelle Welsh s own experience of giving birth is part of the biggest review of maternity failings in NHS history The government s new maternity adviser is calling on Meta to meet bereaved families left "devastated" by pregnancy-related adverts after losing their babies.
The article presents the grievances of the parents and the MP alongside Meta's official response.
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