Here's Why Meta Sues Voyager Labs

Meta Sues Voyager Labs For This Reason

January 13, 2023 Story: Mohd Javed

Meta has taken a legal action against startup Voyager Labs for collecting user data to create fake accounts.

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Meta has announced that it is initiating legal action to ban Voyager Labs from its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. to Reality Labs.

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The company has filed a case against Voyager Labs in the US

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In its complaint, Meta alleged that the startup Voyager Labs was improperly creating fake accounts and scaping user data.

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Reports claimed that it was a part of a scheme to collect information from real Facebook users, which it then used for its own business purposes.

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Recently LinkedIn and enterprise startup hiQ had settled down the case over data scraping allegations.

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In September 2022, Meta had settled with the companies BrandTotal and Unimania, which agreed to be permanent banned from “using and scraping Facebook and Instagram.

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