US EditionFamilies of October 7 Victims File Landmark $1 Billion Lawsuit Against Meta
ISRAEL, AUG 4 – The lawsuit alleges Meta allowed Hamas attack footage to spread online, causing lasting harm and seeks over $1 billion in damages in Israel's first civil case targeting tech company terrorism facilitation.
- Families of victims from the October 7, 2023 Hamas invasion of Israel filed a $1.1 billion class-action lawsuit against Meta in Tel Aviv District Court.
- The suit alleges Meta failed to block or timely remove livestreamed footage of terror acts, despite having monitoring systems and dedicated teams established after the attacks.
- The lawsuit centers on the Idan family of Kibbutz Nahal Oz, whose home was stormed, daughter Maayan was murdered live on Facebook, and father Tsachi was kidnapped and later executed.
- Plaintiff Adam Ma’anit accused Meta’s algorithm of amplifying terrorist videos globally, while Meta expressed sympathy for those impacted by Hamas attacks.
- The case demands financial compensation and reevaluation of platform policies, highlighting the harm inflicted by widespread video distribution and the platforms’ role in facilitating terror content.
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Facebook Parent Company Facing $1b Lawsuit Over 'Livestreamed Terror' on October 7
Survivors and Families of Israelis Murdered or Kidnapped in the October 7 Hamas Massacre Have Filed a Landmark Lawsuit Against Meta, Accusing the Social Media Giant of Enabling and Amplifying Livestreamed Terror
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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“Terror by Algorithm”: $1 Billion Lawsuit Filed By Terror Victims Accuses Meta Of Livestreaming Oct. 7 Massacre
A $1 billion class-action lawsuit filed this week in the Tel Aviv District Court accuses Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, of aiding and abetting the October 7 Hamas massacre by serving as a global broadcast platform for the terrorists’ crimes. The lawsuit, brought by survivors, bereaved families, and users of Meta’s platforms, claims that the company enabled the spread of horrific livestreamed footage of the attack and continu…
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