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Lawsuit accuses Meta of enabling hateful posts in Ethiopia conflict

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A new lawsuit has accused Meta Platforms of enabling violent and hateful posts from Ethiopia to flourish on Facebook, inflaming the country's bloody civil war.

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Times of India

Lawsuit accuses Meta of enabling hateful posts in Ethiopia conflict

The lawsuit, filed in Kenya on Tuesday, was brought by two Ethiopian researchers and Kenyan rights group the Katiba Institute.

1 year ago·India

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BBC News

Son sues Meta over father's killing in Ethiopia

Abrham Meareg and others are suing Meta for $2bn over claims its algorithm spread hate in Ethiopia.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Meta faces $1.6bn lawsuit over Facebook posts inciting violence in Tigray war

Legal action backed by Amnesty alleges hateful posts inflaming war in northern Ethiopia were allowed to flourish on platform

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Ethiopians file lawsuit against Meta over hate speech in war

Two Ethiopians have filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta, over hate speech they say was allowed and even promoted on the social media platform amid heated rhetoric over their country's deadly Tigray conflict.

1 year ago·Canada

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Reuters

Meta accused in lawsuit of allowing posts that inflamed Ethiopia conflict

Meta Platforms was accused in a lawsuit filed in Kenya on Wednesday of letting violent and hateful posts from Ethiopia flourish on Facebook, inflaming the Ethiopian civil war.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Meta Faces $2 Billion Lawsuit For Hateful Posts In Ethiopia Conflict

An Ethiopian man whose father was murdered during the country's war has joined a lawsuit filed in Kenya against Meta, accusing Facebook's parent company of fanning violence and hate speech in Africa.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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