[Update: Meta responds] Scammers are using Meta's copyright takedown tool against influencers

UPDATE: Jul. 31, 2024, 9:11 a.m. EDT This piece has been updated with a statement from Meta.Some social media influencers on Facebook and Instagram are now dealing with a growing new problem on Meta-owned platforms: extortion.According to a new report from Bloomberg, scammers are now issuing copyright takedowns on Facebook and Instagram content that they do not own — and they're doing it with Meta's own rights management tool that is meant to help protect creators' work.Malicious actors a