Burma’s military junta said Tuesday that it “vehemently rejects” the United States’ declaration that the military committed genocide against the Rohingya minority, claiming that the declaration was “politically motivated.” The Ministry of Information said in a statement that the Min Aung Hlaing-led military harbored no genocidal intent to destroy any minority groups and denied that…
Rohingya Sue Facebook for $150 Billion Over Failure to Curb Myanmar Hate Speech
December 8, 2021 by
Rohingya refugees filed a $150 billion lawsuit against Facebook over its failure to curb misinformation and hate speech on its platform, which “amounted to a substantial cause, and eventual perpetuation of, the Rohingya genocide” in Burma, also known as Myanmar. Lawyers in the United Kingdom and the United States launched legal campaigns against Facebook’s parent…