Billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's bid to hold Facebook's parent company Meta to account in Australia over an alleged cryptocurrency clickbait advertising scam has been stymied.
bid to hold Facebook's parent company Meta to account in Australia over an alleged cryptocurrency clickbait advertising scam has been stymied.
"In this case, the Australian legal system was incapable of holding Meta to account for flagrant conduct that causes significant harm to Australian citizens." It's alleged the company failed to take sufficient steps to take down the scam ads, that were published in 2019 and feature Forrest and other prominent Australians.
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