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Meta Argues US User Protections Superior to Israel's in Bank Lawsuit
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in Russian, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Globes · 3 hours ago
What happened
Meta urged an Israeli court to dismiss a lawsuit by Bank Leumi seeking pre-approval of ads, arguing US user protections are better and the request would grant "veto and censorship rights." The company stated it is improving fraud detection but cannot guarantee 100% filtering.
- 01Meta asks Israeli court to dismiss Bank Leumi's ad pre-approval lawsuit.
- 02Meta claims US user protections exceed those in Israel.
- 03Company warns lawsuit grants "veto and censorship rights" to a private bank.
- 04Meta cites bank experts admitting automated filters are insufficient.
- 05Bank Leumi previously criticized Meta's moderation as inadequate.
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