The nonprofit Consumer Federation of America sues Meta, accusing it of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
Wired Maddy Varner
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Katherine M. Aizpuru
Katherine M. Aizpuru
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Troy Brown and I are pumped to be partnering with Sarah Kay Wiley and the Tech Justice team in this novel lawsuit against Meta on behalf of Consumer Federation of America. …
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Maddy Varner
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NEW: The Consumer Federation of America is suing Meta, alleging that the company misled consumers about its efforts to combat scam advertisements and violated Washington DC's consumer protection laws. www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
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@benwinters
Ben Winters
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NEW: we @consumerfed.bsky.social are suing Meta in DC for knowingly facilitating massive scam losses through ads and misleading consumers about what they're doing to stop it — www.wired.com/story/meta-i... thanks to @tyckozavareei.bsky.social @techjusticelaw.bsky.social for re…
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Meta Has Been Sued Over Scam Advertisements on Facebook and Instagram