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I don't know how this law firm acquired it's right to represent every Facebook user in the UK, I had a choice to sign up to Facebook, all be it personally a begrudging one it was at least a choice. I seem to have no choice about this company suiting meta claiming to be on my behalf.

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Don't worry, these class-action type suits never succeed in UK. So when this fails it will make it harder for groups in other countries to pursue the same claim.

> So when this fails it will make it harder for groups in other countries to pursue the same claim.

At least in practice, even if not in theory.

Uh, can we call it a false flag, then...?

Maybe, but I would like a lawyer to weigh in on it. I know that US, UK, Can and Aus have compatible legal systems, and often a case from one country sets precedent in the others. But even without that, how many judges would hear a case that was already tossed out in a compatible jurisdiction?

All good ones, I would hope. Otherwise what is the point of being an independent country for any of them? Due diligence requires nothing less than a fair attempt at assessing a case for the local laws as there might be differences after all.

Well, you don't get any money from this so.

But it costs Facebook money that they could be using to develop features that the commenter wanted?

legal costs aren’t pulled from r&d

indirectly they are.

Money is fungible.

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