Rhode Island sues Meta over scam adverts

It seeks civil penalties, consumer restitution, recovery of alleged ill-gotten gains and a court order requiring the company to address the problem.Rhode Island also alleges Meta's artificial intelligence advertising tools helped scammers optimise their campaigns, while some suspected fraudulent advertisers faced additional charges rather than consistent bans.

Meta has said it aggressively combats fraud and scams on its platforms.

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