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Meta seeks non-publication order in Australian consumer lawsuit over links to parallel criminal case

By Laurel Henning ( June 9, 2022, 06:40 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms has sought a non-publication order to be applied to Australian court documents in a consumer lawsuit over scam celebrity-crypto ads, arguing the documents could prejudice any future jury in a parallel criminal lawsuit. Lawyers for the Australian consumer regulator hit back at Meta’s application, arguing it could forbid the mention of consumer law provisions in the Federal Court case when a Western Australia criminal matter may never proceed to trial.Meta Platforms has sought a non-publication order be applied to Australian court documents in a consumer lawsuit over scam celebrity-crypto ads, arguing the documents could prejudice any future jury in a parallel criminal lawsuit....

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