Rohingya refugees sued Facebook parent Meta
Platforms for more than $150 billion over what
they say was the company’s failure to stop
hateful posts that incited violence against the
Muslim ethnic group by Myanmar’s military
rulers and their supporters.
Lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit in California
saying Facebook’s arrival in Myanmar helped
spread hate speech, misinformation and
incitement to violence that “amounted to a
substantial cause, and eventual perpetuation of,
the Rohingya genocide.”
Lawyers in the United Kingdom have issued
notice of their intention to file a similar legal
action. Facebook, which was recently renamed
Meta, did not immediately, reply to a request
for comment.