Facebook concedes WA court has jurisdiction in Andrew Forrest case over advertising scams

Criminal case alleges Facebook did not take sufficient steps to take down scam advertisements featuring the billionaire

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Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest's court case against Facebook parent company Meta will proceed after overcoming an argument about legal jurisdiction.

Lawyers for the tech giant made their first appearance in West Australia's magistrates court on Tuesday and conceded the court had jurisdiction, clearing the way for criminal proceedings over alleged clickbait advertising to go ahead.

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