Is Meta on the Brink of a Massive Legal Crackdown Over Scam Ads?
“The Communications Decency Act was not meant to create a lawless no-man’s-land on the Internet.”
– Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com, LLC, 521 F.3d 1157 at 1164 (9th Cir. 2008)
Calise v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Overview
Calise v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) is a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals case that has reached a pivotal stage of holding Meta to account for its complicity in fraud. The Plaintiffs, like thousands on Facebook (including authors!), were scammed by unscrupulous advertisers on Facebook. While these specific defendants were not specifically scammed by Publishing Predators, the court reached a conclusion to hold Meta contractually responsible. This decision is a beacon of hope for aspiring authors (many of them elderly) who have been hoodwinked by Meta-supported scammers.
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