Rohingya sue Facebook for £150bn over Myanmar genocide
by Dan Milmo Global technology correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#5SQV4)
Victims in US and UK legal action accuse social media firm of failing to prevent incitement of violence
Facebook's negligence facilitated the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar after the social media network's algorithms amplified hate speech and the platform failed to take down inflammatory posts, according to legal action launched in the US and the UK.
The platform faces compensation claims worth more than 150bn under the coordinated move on both sides of the Atlantic.
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