Shonky awards: Choice names NIB and Meta among worst Australian products and services of the year

The 2024 Shonky awards also list a ‘green’ juice with food colouring and a stick vacuum that ‘sucks at sucking’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConsumer advocacy group Choice has named Meta for failing to protect social media users from scams and health insurer NIB for charging single parents more than couples in the 19th annual Shonky awards, which list the worst Australian products and services of the year.The Choice CEO, Ashley de Silva, said Choice reported three suspicious Facebook ads as scams to Meta – the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – in 2024.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Shonky awards: Choice names NIB and Meta among worst Australian products and services of the year

The 2024 Shonky awards also list a ‘green’ juice with food colouring and a stick vacuum that ‘sucks at sucking’

Consumer advocacy group Choice has named Meta for failing to protect social media users from scams and health insurer NIB for charging single parents more than couples in the 19th annual Shonky awards, which list the worst Australian products and services of the year.

The Choice CEO, Ashley de Silva, said Choice reported three suspicious Facebook ads as scams to Meta – the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – in 2024.

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