Facebook faces $2 billion compensation lawsuit in Kenya. According to the sources, the lawsuit was filed on the grounds that he allowed the publication and sharing of posts promoting violence in Kenya. In the statement made by the lawyers of the plaintiffs, it was claimed that Facebook, with the algorithm it uses, caused the spread of violence by supporting hate speech and was responsible for the deaths.
The Katiba Institute, a non-governmental organization based in the capital city of Nairobi, and Ethiopian researchers Abrham Meareg and Fisseha Tekle have sued Facebook for $2 billion in damages at the Kenya High Court for allowing the sharing of posts that incite violence and lead to the death and displacement of people.
ALLEGED “FACEBOOK IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH” FROM LAWYERS
The social media platform, which is widely used in African countries, has previously faced accusations that it could not prevent content containing hate speech, especially during the conflicts in Ethiopia.
The plaintiffs demanded that Facebook stop posts containing hate speech, employ enough content managers for posts in foreign languages, pay $ 1.6 billion in damages for those damaged by the language of hate and violence, and pay $ 400 million in compensation for those who suffered similar losses in sponsored posts. found.
One of the plaintiffs, Abrham Meareg, stated that his father, Meareg Amare Abrha, a professor of chemistry, was targeted by some people because of his Tigray origin; He stated that these posts remained in circulation for 2 days despite his request to be deleted and his father was killed.
In the statement, it was reported that the people who were targeted and murdered on this platform during the internal conflicts in Ethiopia experienced.
In a statement made by the lawyers of the plaintiffs, it was claimed that Facebook, with the algorithm it uses, caused the spread of violence by supporting hate speech and was responsible for the deaths.
One of the plaintiffs, Abrham Meareg, stated that his father, Meareg Amare Abrha, a professor of chemistry, was targeted by some people because of his Tigray origin; He stated that these posts remained in circulation for 2 days despite his request to be deleted and his father was killed.
