Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest is taking legal action against Facebook in Australia after he claims the company failed to remove scam advertisements that used his image.
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Facebook was"criminally reckless" because it did not take"sufficient steps to stop criminals from using its social media platform to send scam advertisements to defraud Australian users," Forrest alleged in a statement.Forrest is the founder of Fortescue Metals Group, one of the world's largest iron ore producers, and Minara Resources — one of Australia's biggest nickel mining companies.
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