May 11 (Reuters) - California's Santa Clara County has sued Meta Platforms, alleging it has profited from Facebook and Instagram ads promoting scams in violation of California's false advertising and ...

Companies that profit from reaching people should be expected to protect them — not expose them to fraud in pursuit of even more revenue.

Meta is being sued by a California prosecutor alleging that the tech giants is knowingly facilitating and profiting billions of dollars from scam ads on its social media platforms.

Santa Clara accuses Meta of failing to regulate scam adds, months after landmark ruling against social media giants.

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 ...

Santa Clara County is suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging the company is enabling and profiting from billions of scam advertisements circulating on its sites. The civil ...

Santa Clara County sued Meta on Monday, accusing the tech giant of turning scam advertisements on Facebook and Instagram into a multibillion-dollar revenue stream while Californians lost billions to ...

In today’s Digest we cover TikTok introducing an ad-free subscription in the UK and Byron Allen taking over BuzzFeed as CEO in a $120m buyout. We also discuss Meta being sued over scam ads in ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Santa Clara County filed a lawsuit Monday against Meta, alleging the tech giant profited from billions of fraudulent ads targeting vulnerable users. The complaint, led by County ...

A California county filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., alleging that the company has been using its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram to promote and profit from scams in ...