What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?
Mark Zuckerberg was not forced to testify in the US lawsuit, which Meta settled on Wednesday. Photograph: Jill Connelly/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMark Zuckerberg was not forced to testify in the US lawsuit, which Meta settled on Wednesday. This was in the middle of the country’s civil war.For weeks, Facebook’s algorithm had actively promoted posts calling for the academic to be murdered, according to Meareg and Foxglove, a nonprofit organisation supporting Meareg’s lawsuit against the company in Kenya.
- ▪Mark Zuckerberg was not forced to testify in the US lawsuit, which Meta settled on Wednesday.
- ▪Photograph: Jill Connelly/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMark Zuckerberg was not forced to testify in the US lawsuit, which Meta settled on Wednesday.
- ▪This was in the middle of the country’s civil war.For weeks, Facebook’s algorithm had actively promoted posts calling for the academic to be murdered, according to Meareg and Foxglove, a nonprofit organisation supporting Meareg’s lawsuit ag
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Mark Zuckerberg was not forced to testify in the US lawsuit, which Meta settled on Wednesday. Photograph: Jill Connelly/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMark Zuckerberg was not forced to testify in the US lawsuit, which Meta settled on Wednesday. Photograph: Jill Connelly/Getty ImagesMetaWhat could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the NetherlandsAisha DownFri 28 Aug 2026 00.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 28 Aug 2026 00.27 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIn October 2021, Abrham Meareg’s father, a professor of chemistry in Ethiopia’s northern town of Bahir Dar, was shot at close range and died outside his family…
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