Facebook spammer fined a record US$873 million
Published: 25 November, 2008, 08:22
A U.S. court has ordered a Canadian man to pay $873 million for sending unsolicited messages to users of the popular social network Facebook.
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Published: 25 November, 2008, 08:22
A U.S. court has ordered a Canadian man to pay $873 million for sending unsolicited messages to users of the popular social network Facebook.