Meta Headquarters along 1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park, CA. (Credit: Marc Olivier Le Blanc) Meta Must Face Australian Billionaire's US Lawsuit Over Facebook Crypto Ads
The ruling is the first in which a social media company has been unable to invoke immunity under Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act in a U.S. civil case over its advertising business, according to Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest.
June 18, 2024 at 06:02 PM
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Litigation
The original version of this story was published on The Recorder
A federal district court judge in California ruled that Australia's second-richest person can sue Meta Platforms Inc. over its alleged negligence in operating in a commercially reasonable manner and for misappropriation of his name and likeness after scam Facebook advertisements showed him promoting fake cryptocurrencies and other investments.
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