Wissam Al Mana, a UK-based Qatari national, has sued over adverts which he says wrongly and maliciously used his name and image. He says those were published on several occasions from May 2019 by persons unknown to him using the Facebook Ads Tool. Mr Al Mana wants to sue Facebook Ireland Ltd, as the social media giant’s headquarter location for Europe, and the parties behind the adverts, for defamation and malicious falsehood. Paul O’Higgins SC, for Mr Al Mana, said his side was agreeing under “protest” to the arrangement. Mr Al Mana is executive director of the Al Mana Group, comprising more than 50 companies involved in sectors including property, technology, media, entertainment, retail and the motor industry.

Source: The Irish Times April 01, 2020 15:32 UTC