Shared Partnership v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHARED.COM,

Case No. 22-cv-02366-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S

META PLATFORMS, INC., MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT Defendant.

15 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Shared.com (“Shared”) is an online content creator that was, for many years, deeply engaged in the Facebook advertising ecosystem. This suit arose following a series of alleged incidents that effectively barred Shared from using, advertising on, and monetizing from the social media platform. The operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) avers breach of contract, misrepresentation, and several other acts of misconduct by Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”). Meta now moves to dismiss the FAC for failure to state a claim. The motion is granted in part and denied in part. Some of Plaintiff’s claims are barred by …