The case was opened in court in Moscow on October 12. The prosecution complains that bloggers spend money on disabled ads, lose subscribers and lose profits.

what is known

The lawsuit says Meta disabled targeted ads for Russian users on its social networks, including Instagram and Facebook, on March 4. Therefore, it was alleged that the company violated the Russian Civil Code, the “Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights”, caused losses and violated its legitimate interests.

As a result, bloggers began to lose followers and income. Also, Meta did not refund the money prepaid for the ad campaigns.

The actions of the defendant caused moral harm to the plaintiffs, which was expressed as moral pain, stress. Plaintiffs invested time, intellectual, financial, and other resources to develop their accounts. After turning off ads, they were forced to look for new resources, invest additional funds in other social networks,
– says the lawsuit.

It is said that the total loss of 15 people who sued because of the advertisement is 3.1 million rubles. One million rubles for each blogger – they hope to return them through court and collect compensation for moral damage. In total, the plaintiffs hope to receive 18.1 million rubles.