Facebook facing mounting legal fights over Myanmar genocide


In this Jan. 14, 2018, file photo, Rohingya Muslim refugees look at a cellphone at the Kutupalong refugee camp, in Bangladesh. Internal company documents from the former Facebook product manager-turned-whistleblower Frances Haugen show that in some of the world's most volatile regions, terrorist content and hate speech proliferate because the company remains short on moderators who speak local languages and understand cultural contexts. - AP

SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg): Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc is facing mounting legal challenges by Rohingya refugees who blame the social media company for inciting genocidal violence in 2017 against the Muslim minority in Myanmar.

The company allowed an "out-of-control spread of anti-Rohingya content” despite repeated warnings from civil society groups and human rights activists about its deadly consequences, according to a complaint filed Monday (Dec 7) in state court in California.

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