The Tech Transparency Project (TTP) calls on the social media giant Meta to take strict action against Canadian visa scams spreading on its platforms. The organization is a research initiative that holds major companies accountable. According to the investigation summary it conducted, there are posts from Facebook accounts of people claiming to be immigration lawyers targeting migrants hoping to travel to Canada for free, with access to employment and residency through websites. The report stated: "The websites tell users that they must invite their friends via WhatsApp before they can access the visa program, inadvertently turning them into publishers of the scams. However, the websites never provide the promised visa information or any legitimate information about Canadian immigration." The group also says that websites harvest personal data of unsuspecting individuals, which can be used for identity theft. Additionally, the Canadian government warned users about the scam, publishing on the Canadian Embassy’s Facebook page in Panama as one of the ways to reach potential victims: "The embassy understands that a fake WhatsApp message is circulating regarding Canadian government employment for 2022. This message is not from the Government of Canada, and we do not recommend providing your personal information to unknown third parties." According to TTP, Meta is fully aware of these scams and "does not appear to take any action against the posts," violating its own policies against fraud and deception. TTP states that Google appears to play a role in allowing fake visa websites to use analytics and advertising tools to collect more data about people and profit from page views. As shown in a post about their investigation, TTP displays identical posts on Facebook and WhatsApp advertising fake visas in groups of immigrants from Central America, South America, and Africa. The TTP report stated: "The posts claim that Canada is recruiting more than 450,000 migrant workers, promising funded travel, free housing, instant work permits, and legal assistance from the Canadian government for all immigrants over 16 years old." In the same context, other versions of the scam include Facebook profiles of people pretending to be immigration lawyers, and these versions of the scam used the TinyUrl link shortening service in January 2022 to direct users to a fake application page. By February, TinyUrl terminated the link and intervened to remove what it called "spam, scams, or money-making fraud." Meanwhile, TTP says Meta did not do anything similar to stop the ads. The organization highlights in its research how easy it is to detect fake profiles and ads, noting that Meta could easily remove them.