Cryptocurrency startups bypass Facebook ad ban with sly marketing tricks

By Mix

As part of its larger efforts to clean up its act, a couple of months back Facebook announced it will no longer allow ads promoting crypto-products and initial coin offerings (ICOs) on its platforms. But it seems that sly marketers have already worked out how to slip cryptocurrency ads past the filtering system.

The worst part is that the trick is ridiculously simple: all it takes to circumvent the cryptocurrency ad ban on the popular social media platform is to avoid using any of the forbidden terms. This is why some marketers have begun to strategically abbreviate the word “cryptocurrency” to “c-currency” – and other similar variations.

Some users have already taken to Reddit to notify fellow crypto-enthusiasts of this new shifty tactic.

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