Facebook accused of inflaming violence in Ethiopia
Apr 07, 2025
Q: A $2.4 billion lawsuit accusing Facebook owner Meta of inciting violence during Ethiopia’s 2020-22 civil war may proceed, ruled the high court in neighboring Kenya. Where is Ethiopia, a landlocked country on the Horn of Africa?
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Q: The lawsuit in Kenya was brought two Ethiopians seeking changes by Facebook and a $2.4 billion “restitution fund” for victims of hate and violence. Kenya is ...
A. North of Ethiopia
B. East of Ethiopia
C. South of Ethiopia
D. West of Ethiopia
Q: The lawsuit was brought by the son of a murdered Ethiopian professor and an Amnesty International researcher who was threatened with death on Facebook. In 2022, Amnesty International accused Facebook of inflaming ethnic violence in what Southeast Asian nation?
A. Afghanistan
B. Bhutan
C. Japan
D. Myanmar
Q: Facebook used algorithms that increased divisive news and content to entice users to stay online so the company could make more money from advertising, according to former employee Frances Haugen. Where did she testify about Facebook’s practices in 2021?
A. British Parliament
B. European Parliament
C. US Congress
D. All of the above
Q: Papua New Guinea shut down Facebook for one day last week as a "test" to mitigate hate speech, misinformation, pornography and "other detrimental content." What is Papua New Guinea’s nearest neighbor?
A. Australia
B. Indonesia
C. Malaysia
D. Philippines
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