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Rohingya vs Facebook: Will social media giant be blamed for alleged genocide? | The Stream
In a world first, Rohingya refugees are suing Facebook for $150 billion over allegations the social media giant did not take action against inflammatory hate speech that led to violence against them. They say that negligence, and the algorithms that power Facebook, promoted disinformation that translated into real-world violence. This week, in a coordinated legal action in the US and the UK, the class action…