Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest can sue Meta over Facebook scam ads, US court rules

The Australian mining magnate can try to prove that Meta was negligent in allowing scam ads on Facebook, judge says

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A US judge has rejected Meta Platforms' bid to dismiss a lawsuit by billionaire Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest over scam Facebook advertisements that use his likeness to promote fake cryptocurrency and other fraudulent investments.

In a decision on Monday, US district judge Casey Pitts in San Jose, California, said Forrest could try to prove that Meta's negligence in allowing the ads breached its duty to operate in a commercially reasonable manner.

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