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# Essay mills

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2022

Essay mills suspected of hiring 'promoters' within colleges to gather information on assignments

A memo from Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) outlined its suspicions.

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Jul 10th 2022, 2:38 PM

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Facebook removes illegal ads for bespoke college essays which targeted Irish students

The use of such services has been prohibited under Irish law since 2019.

Eight active ads for bespoke essays were identified by The Journal earlier this week.

Ads also offered students to supply other forms of college coursework, Stephen McDermott writes.

Government TD calls for Facebook to stop hosting ads for college 'essay mills'.

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Nov 19th 2021, 12:05 AM