Belarusian Sued Over Instagram 'Fake Engagement' Business

Mealey's (August 28, 2020, 12:21 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Inc. and Instagram LLC (Facebook, collectively) filed claims for computer fraud, trademark infringement and cybersquatting against a Belarus man in California federal court on Aug. 27, claiming that the defendant operates a business where he "artificially inflate[s] the 'likes,' 'comments,' 'views,' and 'followers' of Instagram accounts" via a network of computers and bots (Facebook Inc., et al. v. Nikolay Holper, No. 20-6023, N.D. Calif.)....