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by BugsJustFindMe 1951 days ago
> but don’t sue

Ok, so, honest question, why not? If you're correct then it seems like a class action would be a slam dunk and wouldn't cost you anything personally because class action lawyers are happy to skim millions off the top of the settlement.
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alpaca128 1951 days ago
If it's anything like the situation in Europe you can't effectively sue Facebook without at least a couple millions to potentially throw out the window. They pay a lot of good lawyers to make the court proceedings as long-winded and expensive as possible for the opposing party, relying on the fact that very few have the resources, time and determination to put up with this.
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xwolfi 1950 days ago
Oh yeah organizing a class action against facebook, a "slam dunk" :D
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time0ut 1950 days ago
Do they even have a right to sue or does FB force them into arbitration?

I honestly don't know as I have never bought ads on FB. It would not surprise me if all but the biggest enterprise customers have horrible terms of service...

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TLightful 1951 days ago
100%
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TheOtherHobbes 1951 days ago
In theory.

In practice FB's lawyers will produce a compelling bullshit excuse to explain the poor results, the fake clicks, the fake accounts, and the lack of sales.

Likely it will be the user's fault and FB can't be held responsible if the user keeps spending money etc etc.

This is really an antitrust issue, because it's a particularly nasty form of market monopolisation combined with cultivated mental and emotional manipulation to keep buyers locked in and spending.

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