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Families of Oct. 7 Victims Sue Meta for Over $1 Billion
Families of victims from the October 7th Hamas attacks have filed a lawsuit against Meta for over 4 billion shekels, accusing the tech giant of failing to remove graphic videos of the atrocities. One victim's granddaughter discovered footage of her murder on Facebook, which took a day to be removed.
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What happened
- 01Families of October 7th victims are suing Meta for over 4 billion shekels due to graphic content on its platforms.
- 02Mor Baida found a video of her grandmother's murder on the victim's own Facebook page.
- 03The lawsuit alleges Meta failed to promptly remove videos uploaded by Hamas terrorists.
- 04Lawyer Gali Kerner accused Meta of failing its responsibility to provide a safe online environment.
- 05The families aim to prevent future occurrences of such content dissemination.
- 06Meta stated it has policies against Hamas and works to remove violating content.
The families seek to hold Meta accountable for its platform's role in spreading the violent content and prevent future incidents.
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