Copyright Scammers Weaponized Meta's Rights Manager with Backdating Exploit

2 days ago

Meta’s Rights Manager tool on Facebook and Instagram detects and removes copyright-infringing content, but has been exploited by scammers using the 'Edit Post' feature to backdate stolen content and claim ownership.
In India, lawsuits from creators like Pushkar Raj Thakur and Neeraj Joshi allege that scammers use Rights Manager to monetize stolen videos and issue false copyright strikes, while creators are denied access to the tool.
A third case (Nitin Joshi) challenges India’s IT Rules and calls for a Special Investigation Team to probe an organized extortion racket involving bogus copyright strikes through bot accounts.
Delhi High Court orders Meta to preserve account data and hand over IP logs in one case, while another case demands Meta add safeguards like KYC checks and metadata verification to Rights Manager.
Meta has not publicly addressed the loophole, and its most recent copyright transparency report is over two years old, raising concerns about transparency.

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