The social media giant said the defendants ran misleading ads that promoted the sale of merchandise including clothing,watches and toys. Facebook Inc on Tuesday sued a California marketing company and its representatives as well as a Vietnam-based group of individuals in separate lawsuits for running deceptive and unauthorized advertisements on its platform. The social media giant said the defendants ran misleading ads that promoted the sale of merchandise including clothing,watches and toys. The company also sued a group of individuals based in Vietnam who it said "misled the victims into self-compromising their accounts" and ran over $36 million in unauthorized ads. Also Read | Facebook to provide data on targeted political ads to researchers

Source: The Hindu June 30, 2021 06:22 UTC