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