Facebook Facing Mounting Legal Fights Over Myanmar Genocide

California class-action lawsuit seeks $150 billion in damages
Company faces criticism for spreading hateful propaganda

Rohingya refugees flee Myanmar and head towards Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, in Oct. 2017.Photographer: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

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By Naomi Nix

December 6, 2021 at 11:28 PM UTC

Updated on

December 7, 2021 at 5:08 PM UTC

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Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is facing mounting legal challenges by Rohingya refugees who blame the social media company for inciting genocidal violence in 2017 against the Muslim minority in Myanmar.

The company allowed an “out-of-control spread of anti-Rohingya content” despite repeated warnings from civil society groups and human rights activists about its deadly consequences, according to a complaint filed Monday in state court in California.