The complaint, filed on behalf of California residents, alleges Meta earns up to $7bn a year from “high-risk” scam ads and tolerated the practice. The county wants restitution, civil damages, and an injunction. Santa Clara County has sued Meta Platforms in California state court, alleging the company profits from scam advertising on Facebook and Instagram […]
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The first invoices arrive in September. Meta wants the basis changed before they do. Meta has filed a judicial review against Ofcom over the way the regulator calculates fees and penalties under the UK’s Online Safety Act, the High Court was told on Thursday. The dispute is narrow on its surface and substantial underneath. Ofcom’s […]
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Elsevier, Cengage, Hachette, Macmillan, and McGraw Hill, joined by author Scott Turow, filed a proposed class action in Manhattan on Tuesday alleging Meta pirated millions of their works to train Llama. After Judge Chhabria’s June 2025 ruling, plaintiffs with stronger market-harm evidence have been waiting their turn. On Tuesday morning, five of the world’s largest […]
