Martin Lewis drops lawsuit as Facebook backs scam ads scheme
by Alex Hern from on (#47JZ9)
Consumer finance journalist drops action as firm agrees to give 3m to anti-scam project
The consumer finance journalist Martin Lewis is dropping his lawsuit against Facebook over its repeated failure to prevent scam adverts from using his name and image, after the company agreed to donate 3m to set up an anti-scam project with Citizens Advice and launch a UK-specific one-click reporting tool.
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