Judge Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Meta For Deceptive Ads

Mealey's (May 2, 2022, 12:03 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on April 27 granted Meta Platforms Inc.’s motion to dismiss a putative class action for claims including that it violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by hosting deceptive advertisements, finding that the claims failed to overcome Meta’s immunity as a publisher under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), 47 U.S.C. § 230....