Rohingya refugees sued Facebook operator 'Meta' for damages of about 17 trillion yen
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Rohingya people have filed a class action proceeding against Facebook for failing to prevent the instigation of violence by promoting hate speech in Myanmar.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
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Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $ 150B | The Hill
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Facebook encouraged hate speech to the Rohingya through its algorithms, according to complaints filed in the Northern District Court in San Francisco, California and a law firm in the United Kingdom. Group or page that failed to invest in local moderators or fact checkers to scrutinize posts, did not remove posts that instigated violence against the Rohingya, restricted specific accounts, or encouraged ethnic violence It has been pointed out that he neglected to remove.
Rohingya have lived in Myanmar for a long time, but the government has not acknowledged their existence. In 2017, the Myanmar Army carried out a 'clearance operation' in the name of eliminating Rohingya armed groups. It is said that about 600,000 to 1 million Rohingya were forcibly expelled from Myanmar and fled to neighboring Bangladesh.
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Facebook admitted in 2018 that it did not make sufficient efforts to incite violence against the Rohingya and curb hate speech. The complaint also mentions this, claiming that 'Facebook spent only a small amount of resources between 2013 and 2017, despite being warned of a large amount of hate speech to the Rohingya.' It is said that it is.
The plaintiffs in the proceedings in the United Kingdom are about 20 Rohingya refugees. The proceedings in the United States are expected to be filed on behalf of an estimated 10,000 Rohingya. Plaintiffs are claiming a total of $ 150 billion in compensation.
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