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If this response doesn’t indicate how willing Facebook is to turn their backs on advertiser abuse within their platform, then nothing does.

Apparently, application developers must meet some regulations, however the advertisers which the developers bring into the system (which for most of them, are designed and modelled after Facebook’s own designs standards to further entice unwitting users into advertiser traps) do not have to meet any standards as set out by Facebook. If no one on Facebook complains, then this type of abuse will just continue, and the creative limitations to abuse members is practically limitless.

Hi Michael,

Thank you for reporting this potential abuse. Your issue relates to an application that was not built by Facebook. Unfortunately, Facebook cannot provide service for applications built by third parties, so you will need to contact the developer of the application directly. To do this, please visit the application’s About page and use the “Report Application” link at the bottom of the page. Be sure to give a detailed, accurate description of the problem and include links (URLs) to the relevant pages.

Facebook is not responsible for the support provided by this developer. If you continue to have problems, please note that you can remove and restrict applications from the Privacy section of your account, or by clicking the “Applications” link on the left-hand side of any Facebook page.

Thanks,

Eli
User Operations
Facebook

One can only hope that Facebook isn’t setting the standard for monetization of social networks, but for now it seems Facebook is the wild west for advertisers. And if you read their response really carefully, it almost sounds like they care.