An Australian antitrust watchdog is suing Meta for — what else? — failing to stop cryptocurrency scammers from utilizing its advertising platform. To make matters significantly worse, the scammers in question are actually using photos of high-profile Australians to pull in clicks.
The lawsuit, which was filed by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Friday, claims that Facebook “aided and abetted or knowingly concerned in false or misleading conduct and representations by the advertisers,” according to Reuters. The crux of the case is quite simple: Facebook reviews every ad that goes up on its platform, which means it should be held responsible for anything that slips through the cracks.
