Meta’s algorithm helped stoke hate and violence during Ethiopian civil war, $2B lawsuit alleges

By Brady Knox

Published December 15, 2022 12:18am ET

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Meta’s algorithm helped stoke hate and violence during Ethiopian civil war, $2B lawsuit alleges — FILE - A fighter loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) mans a guard post on the outskirts of the town of Hawzen in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on May 7, 2021.

A $2 billion lawsuit alleged that Meta’s algorithm helped fuel hate and violence that killed hundreds of thousands in Ethiopia’s civil war.

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