Technology,
Civil Litigation
Apr. 12, 2021
Muslim activists say Facebook ignores own rules
A lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C. takes aim at statements Facebook executives made in congressional hearings and points to the legal immunity internet companies enjoy for content placed by third parties on their platforms.
A group of Muslim activists say Facebook and its executives, Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, are not living up to a promise to eradicate violent and hateful speech from its platform.
Their lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C. on Thursday by a group called Muslim Advocates, takes particular aim at statements Facebook executives made in congressional hearings and points to the legal immunity internet companies enjoy under Section 23...
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