Meta Accused in lawsuit of amplifying hate speech in Africa

[Jan]

African alliance sues Facebook for R35 billion over hate speech, killing

Meta Platforms Inc. has been accused of amplifying hate speech and inciting violence on Facebook in Africa, in a lawsuit filed in Kenya’s high court that’s calling for about $2 billion in restitution.

The case was brought by Ethiopian researchers Abrham Meareg and Fisseha Tekle, along with Kenyan human rights group Katiba Institute, and supported by legal nonprofit Foxglove.

 

[ShaunSA]

Shut it down!

 

[Dolby]

Why is it always Africa?
And why do we always want billions of Dollars?

 

[emperornemesis]

Sounds to me like a money making scheme.

 

[Polymathic]

What's a Face Book?

 

[R13...]

Why is it always Africa?
And why do we always want billions of Dollars?

Where do you get that it's always Africa?

 

[azbob]

Where do you get that it's always Africa?

Probably didn’t take his insulin.

 

[RedViking]

Typical entitlement

 

[mojoman]

What's a Face Book?

Its a place where you can say almost anything..unless its about China and Corona...

 

[OnePlusOne]

Can't that Please Call Me gold digger somehow add his case for a class action move? The more entitled beggars the better.

 

[Quicks]

Shut it down!

This is Africa! WE BURN IT DOWN!

 

[Pudding McTwinkle]

Not their first rodeo. Do a search about Facebooks role in the genocide in Myanmar.

 

[Quicks]

We do not need Meta or Twitter to amplify hate speech. The Governments and African leaders are doing a perfectly good job of that.