An Ethiopian man whose father was murdered during the country's war has joined a lawsuit filed in Kenya against Meta, accusing Facebook's parent company of fanning violence and hate speech in Africa. The case filed in the High Court claims that Meta responded inadequately to hateful content on its platform, especially in relation to the war in Tigray that has raged for two years. "If Facebook had just stopped the spread of hate and moderated posts properly, my father would still be alive," said Abrham Meareg, who is ethnic Tigrayan and an academic like his father. Some of the inflammatory posts cited by the two Ethiopian petitioners were still online, the complaint said. AFP is involved in a partnership with Meta providing fact-checking services in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.

Source: Ethiopian News December 14, 2022 15:55 UTC