"Santa Clara County leaders are suing Meta, alleging the company has engaged in a worldwide, systematic campaign to litter vulnerable Facebook and Instagram users' feeds with billions of scam ads by fraudulent companies."
"The lawsuit filed Monday alleges that instead of cracking down on deceptive ads designed to trick users out of their money, Meta has hamstrung its own fraud prevention teams and helped fake companies bypass its filters to enable the tech powerhouse to enjoy an estimated $7 billion in ad revenue from the scams every year."
"“There can be no confusion about it - Meta is on the take,” County Counsel Tony LoPresti said at a Monday news conference announcing the lawsuit. “This case is about accountability - it's about ensuring that as behemoth tech companies open up new frontiers in our society, they aren't lawless frontiers. Meta has lied to its users and violated the law for years.”"
"“This claim relies on Reuters reporting that distorts our motives and ignores the full range of actions we take to combat scams every day,” a spokesperson for the company told San José Spotlight. “We aggressively fight scams on and off our platforms because they're not good for us or the people and businesses that rely on our services.”"
Santa Clara County leaders filed a lawsuit against Meta alleging a worldwide, systematic campaign that places billions of scam ads into vulnerable users’ feeds. The lawsuit claims Meta did not adequately crack down on deceptive ads designed to take users’ money, and instead hampered its fraud prevention teams. It alleges fraudulent companies bypassed Meta’s filters and remained on the platforms despite repeated flags, generating significant advertising revenue. The county seeks attorney fees and a ruling barring Meta from further alleged violations of false advertising and unfair competition laws. The allegations are supported in part by a 2025 Reuters investigation. Meta says it will fight the lawsuit and claims it aggressively combats scams on and off its platforms.
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