Meta Beats Dispute Over Mike Huckabee’s Likeness in Fake CBD Ads

Meta Platforms Inc. convinced a federal judge to throw out former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s lawsuit accusing the tech giant of falsely identifying him as a consumer of CBD gummies.

Huckabee failed to argue that Meta intentionally committed wrongdoing under state law, Judge Gregory B. Williams said in a memorandum opinion filed Monday in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. Meta thwarted Huckabee’s privacy and unjust enrichment claims, though Williams found Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act doesn’t bar Huckabee’s claims.

The former presidential candidate sued Meta in July over Facebook ads using his name ...