Meta sues California over scam ads; Santa Clara County flags Meta for not curbing scams. SC County: includes San Jose, big tech hub.
Santa Clara County has filed a civil lawsuit against Meta, accusing the company of knowingly profiting from scam advertising and correlating billions in annual revenue to fraudulent ads. The suit cites internal documents and a March ruling about addictive design. Meta says it fights scams and removed millions of scam ads last year.