Mining billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's court case against Facebook parent Meta will proceed after overcoming an argument about legal jurisdiction. 9News
Lawyers for the tech giant made their first appearance inMagistrates Court on Tuesday and conceded the court had jurisdiction, clearing the way for criminal proceedings over alleged clickbait advertising to go ahead.
Forrest, the founder of iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group, alleges the social media giant was criminally reckless in allowing bogus advertisements using his image to appear on its site.Mining billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's court case against Facebook parent Meta will go ahead. The three charges allege Facebook did not take sufficient steps to take down the scam advertisements, which feature the billionaire and other prominent Australians.
In a separate civil case launched in March, the ACCC alleges the scams cost one user more than $650,000.Simon Clarke, representing Forrest, said outside the court it was a milestone day as it was the first time Meta had conceded jurisdiction in Australia.Forrest alleges the social media giant was criminally reckless in allowing bogus advertisements using his image to appear on its site.
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