Facebook wins $873M judgment against spammer

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[JoeProBono]

Facebook has won $873 million judgment against a Canadian man who bombarded the popular online hangout with sexually explicit "spam" messages. The victory, sealed with a judge's order issued last Friday, probably won't yield a windfall for privately held Facebook Inc., whose revenue this year is expected to range between $250 million to $300 million... Guerbuez gained access to user's personal profiles, he used computer programs to send out more than 4 million messages promoting a variety of products, including marijuana and penis enlargement products, during March and April of this year, Facebook said. .

[JoeProBono]

"Everyone who participates constructively in Facebook should feel confident that we are fighting hard to protect you against spam and other online nuisances," Max Kelly, Facebook's director of security, wrote Monday on the company's blog. Efforts to reach Guerbuez for comment on Monday were unsuccessful. The case against Guerbuez and his business, Atlantis Blue Capital, illustrates how Internet rogues can manipulate Facebook's communications system to unleash massive marketing blitzes.

[JoeProBono]

[prismsinc]

What movie is that image from?

[kress]

It’s Donald Sutherland from “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”.

[JoeProBono]

[Moonman62]

Animal House.

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[Moonman62]

So it’s not from Animal House?

[Goonch]