The Wall Street Journal

The Australian billionaire suing Facebook

The Australian billionaire suing Facebook
Andrew Forrest is spending millions to stop Facebook hosting ads using his face in scams. (Image: Supplied)
The Wall Street Journal
By Alex PerryEvery day, around the clock, a small group of cybersecurity professionals scours Facebook, looking for the face of their boss, an Australian billionaire who is determined to take the social media giant to court.Like American financiers such as Bill Ackman, Andrew Forrest says he has spent years trying to get Facebook-parent Meta Platforms to do more to stop scam advertisements that use his likeness to promote fraudulent investment schemes.Yet unlike other Meta adversaries, the mining executive has pledged to spend vast sums on his...

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