<p>Reuters reported that Australian Iron ore magnate Mr Andrew Forrest said that he is launching criminal proceedings against Meta Platform's Facebook in an Australian court, alleging that it breached anti-money laundering laws and its platform is used to scam Australians. Mr Forrest, Australia's richest man and chairman of Fortescue Metals Group, said he was taking the action to stop people losing money to clickbait advertising scams, such as ones using his image to promote cryptocurrency schemes.</p><p>The lawsuit filed by Mr Forrest in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia alleges Facebook "failed to create controls or a corporate culture to prevent its systems being used to commit crime". It also alleges Facebook was criminally reckless by not taking sufficient steps to stop criminals from using its social media platform to send scam advertisements to defraud Australian users.</p><p>The lawsuit comes after Mr Forrest said he made several requests asking Facebook to prevent his image from being used to promote investment plans, including in an open letter to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in November 2019.</p>
<p>Reuters reported that Australian Iron ore magnate Mr Andrew Forrest said that he is launching criminal proceedings against Meta Platform's Facebook in an Australian court, alleging that it breached anti-money laundering laws and its platform is used to scam Australians. Mr Forrest, Australia's richest man and chairman of Fortescue Metals Group, said he was taking the action to stop people losing money to clickbait advertising scams, such as ones using his image to promote cryptocurrency schemes.</p><p>The lawsuit filed by Mr Forrest in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia alleges Facebook "failed to create controls or a corporate culture to prevent its systems being used to commit crime". It also alleges Facebook was criminally reckless by not taking sufficient steps to stop criminals from using its social media platform to send scam advertisements to defraud Australian users.</p><p>The lawsuit comes after Mr Forrest said he made several requests asking Facebook to prevent his image from being used to promote investment plans, including in an open letter to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in November 2019.</p>
