A U.S. judge has ruled that Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit brought by billionaire Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest. Forrest sued Meta over scam Facebook advertisements that used deepfakes of him promoting fake cryptocurrency and other fraudulent investments. The court rejected Meta's bid to dismiss the lawsuit, allowing Forrest's claims of publicity rights and negligence to proceed. Forrest alleged that Meta's software, including its AI advertising tools and GenAI tools, helped create some of the scam ads.
Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest can sue Meta over Facebook scam ads, US court rules https://t.co/PtShq6pD4c
Meta’s bid to dismiss case brought by Andrew Forrest over Facebook scam ads dismissed by US court https://t.co/KQqDQZQNQq
Meta was unable to fully escape a lawsuit from an Australian billionaire who alleged Facebook provided scammers with AI advertising tools used to fraudulently show him endorsing cryptocurrency products. https://t.co/XOcUY32Fi1
A US judge rejected Meta Platforms' bid to dismiss a lawsuit by billionaire Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest over scam Facebook advertisements that show him promoting fake cryptocurrency and other fraudulent investments https://t.co/xS324PfV5D https://t.co/aWkb2q60Bl
🔵 META MUST FACE AUSTRALIAN BILLIONAIRE FORREST'S US LAWSUIT OVER SCAM FACEBOOK CRYPTO ADS A U.S. judge rejected Meta Platforms' bid to dismiss a lawsuit by billionaire Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest over scam Facebook advertisements that show him promoting fake… https://t.co/9Aoy1ZlW1T
Dr. Andrew Forrest sued Meta over scam Facebook ads that included deepfakes of him promoting crypto. He alleged that Meta's software helped to create some of the scam ads via GenAI tools. Today, the court ruled that his publicity rights and negligence claims can go forward. https://t.co/LH7jQ6wFVP