"Forrest has been plagued for years by paid ads and sponsored content produced by Meta Ads and run on Meta's Australian social media platforms, in which he falsely appears to be promoting fake cryptocurrency and other fraudulent financial schemes."
"Forrest's legal team is asking a judge to rule that the social media colossus cannot hide behind Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that spares internet firms from being accountable for content posted by users on its platform."
"This is the first case brought in any court, but in particular in California where a verdict can resonate that says Facebook was never intended to get the benefit of this immunity for their advertising business."
"Meta has countered that the offending marketing messages were not its doing, and that it made reasonable efforts to preserve the desired data."
Andrew Forrest is pursuing legal action against Meta in a US federal court, claiming the company is responsible for scam advertisements featuring his likeness. These ads falsely promote fraudulent financial schemes, including fake cryptocurrency. Forrest's legal team argues that Meta should not be protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which typically shields internet companies from liability for user-generated content. A hearing has taken place regarding Meta's handling of evidence, and a ruling on Forrest's motion is anticipated soon.
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