All lawsuits were filed in five locations nationwide.
The company that was sued was Meta, Inc. in the United States.
According to the complaint and other documents, the eight people who filed the lawsuit in Osaka District Court fell victim to investment fraud after seeing fake advertisements impersonating celebrities on social media.
The amount of damage for many people exceeded 100 million yen, and eight people paid approximately 187 million yen in damages to Meta, Inc. in the United States and its Japanese subsidiary, alleging that the company had failed in its duty to verify the truth of advertisements. filed a lawsuit seeking.
A similar trial has already begun at the Kobe District Court.
Meta said, “We are strengthening our efforts against fraudulent advertisements and taking countermeasures and measures from all angles.”
Source: Japanese