Facebook owner Meta to face more lawsuits in Japan over scam ads

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. will face fresh lawsuits in Japan over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investment funds with fake endorsements from celebrities, lawyers for the plaintiffs said Wednesday.Around 30 plaintiffs will seek at least 300 million yen ($2 million) from the U.S. technology giant and its Japanese arm, arguing they failed to do enough to prevent the scams, according to the lawyers. The damages suits will be filed with five district courts across the country, including Saitama, Chiba and Osaka.Among the names of people used in the adverts are …READ FULL ARTICLE