Russia’s new move towards Facebook’s management company

The decision was made after the Russian National Security Service (FSB) on the same day asked the Tverskoi district court in Moscow to issue an immediate ban on Meta’s activities, alleging that the company is engaged in illegal activities. actions against Russia’s interests during Russia’s special operation in eastern Ukraine.

According to Russian news agencies, the representative of the FSB, Igor Kovalevsky, complained to the Tverskoi district court that Meta’s activities were directed at Russia.

In fact, from the beginning of March, users in Russia were unable to access Twitter and Facebook while Instagram was blocked in the country a week ago.

Previously, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced on March 18 that it was suing Meta, alleging that it failed to block fraudulent cryptocurrency-related advertisements using celebrity images.

In a statement, the ACCC said it was taking legal proceedings against Meta in federal court in this country for “fraudulent, misleading or deceptive” behavior in violation of Australian consumer or security laws. .

The ACCC accused Meta of not doing enough to prevent fraudulent or monetization-related ads, despite celebrities warning social media that their images were being used to post ads. report on Facebook.

The ads mentioned above use images of famous Australian figures such as former New South Wales Premier Mike Baird and businessman Dick Smith without their permission.

According to ACCC President Rod Sims, there was a case where a user had lost AUD$650,000 ($480,000) due to fraudulent ads posing as investment opportunities on Facebook. In addition to causing damage to consumers, these ads also damage the reputations of celebrities.

Meta asserts that it has made efforts to prevent deceptive ads through the use of technology to detect and block ads. The Meta representative stated that the company does not want to post ads that defraud users or are misleading on Facebook, emphasizing that such ads violate company policies and negatively impact the community.