THELOGICALINDIAN - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed a accusation adjoin Meta aforetime Facebook for publishing betray advertisements featuring arresting Australian accessible abstracts The regulator said The aspect of our case is that Meta is amenable for these ads that it publishes on its platform
Meta Sued for Publishing Cryptocurrency Scam Ads
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) appear Friday that it has taken acknowledged activity adjoin Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook) and Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.
Australia’s antagonism regulator alleges that the companies “engaged in false, ambiguous or ambiguous conduct by publishing betray advertisements featuring arresting Australian accessible figures” on Facebook.
The ACCC alleges Meta’s conduct “was in aperture of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) or the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act (ASIC Act).” In addition, the regulator noted:
The ACCC explained that the ads “promoted advance in cryptocurrency or exploited schemes.” They featured acclaimed people, such as “businessman Dick Smith, TV presenter David Koch and above NSW Premier Mike Baird,” the ACCC noted, abacus that Facebook users were led to accept these scams were absolutely associated with these celebrities.
ACCC Chair Rod Sims said:
The antagonism regulator said Meta was acquainted of the cryptocurrency betray ads on Facebook but did not booty acceptable accomplish to abode the affair alike afterwards the aggregation accustomed complaints from the celebrities whose names and images were acclimated after consent.
The ACCC is gluttonous “declarations, injunctions, penalties, costs and added orders,” the regulator detailed.
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