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Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for £ 150 million over incitement of hatred

... corporation for participation in inciting ethnic and religious hatred, which led to the flight of more than 740 thousand residents from Myanmar (Burma) in 2017. According to The Guardian, the claim refers to the responsibility for human lives sacrificed for Facebook's presence in the Burmese market. The complainants blame the social network's algorithms for increasing hatred of the Muslim minority in a small country in Southeast Asia. In August 2017, the situation in Myanmar escalated in Rakhine State. In response to the attacks on police stations by the Rohingya militant organization, the authorities launched a ‘mop-up ...

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