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California County Sues Meta Over Scam Ads

Channel

NTD

Published

May 12, 2026

BS Rank

89.5% percentile (755 of 7,171)

BS Score

91.25%

Analysis source

gemini

The city of Santa Clara has filed a lawsuit against Meta, accusing the company of profiting from scam ads on Facebook & Instagram. The lawsuit, filed on May 11 in the California Superior Court claims Meta violated the state’s false advertising and unfair competition laws. County officials claim Meta knowingly allowed fraudulent ads to spread because they generated billions of dollars in revenue. The lawsuit cites internal documents first reported by Reuters. According to the complaint, Meta made up to $7 billion dollars a year from what it called “high-risk” ads that showed clear signs of fraud. -- 📺 Watch NTD News 24/7 on cable, broadcast, and streaming: https://www.ntd.com/watch -- 🧶More NTD Programs: https://www.ntd.com/programs?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=SocialM -- 🇺🇸 Stay updated with breaking news, special reports, and LIVE COVERAGE on NTD: https://ept.ms/NTDlive_ -- 🔵Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed with NTD News. 👉https://www.ntd.com/newsletter.htm?utm_source=YouTube. If the link is blocked, type in NTD.com manually to sign up. -- 🔵 Watch more: https://www.ntd.com/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=SocialM - 🔵 Watch NTD Original Documentaries: https://vimeo.com/user109504031/vod_pages - 🍀 Support NTD 👉 https://donorbox.org/ntd -- © All Rights Reserved.