The class-action suit claims that Facebook turned a blind eye to hate speech.
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Facebook has been accused of enabling the genocide against the country's Muslim minority, and now it will face those accusations in court. A woman who is a refugee has filed a class-action lawsuit against the parent company of Facebook, accusing it of failing to remove hate speech and fostering violence. The refugees want over $150 billion in damages.
After it was pushed, Facebook only took action against pro-genocide groups. The purge of the Muslim community in the country of Myanmar began in the summer of 2017, with officials and nationalist monks spreading slurs and misinformation on Facebook to either justify or cover up atrocities. The UN report linking Facebook to real-world violence was the reason why the social network started cracking down. An independent audit was requested by the company at the same time that the conclusion was reached. According to the refugees, this was too little too late, and the company admitted it should have done more after mass displacements and deaths.
Meta has not commented on the lawsuit. The UK is expected to have a similar complaint in 2022.
The firm pulled the military's main page after it was taken over in February 2021. That swifter response won't help with a lawsuit. It's too soon to say if the lawsuit will succeed or not, but the company may have a hard time defending itself.
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