Facebook and violence abroad: Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia

Places where violence followed hate and rumors spread on Meta’s platforms, and what courts and investigators found.

7 entries: 2 admitted, 2 reported, 2 alleged, 1 dismissed.

1. Aug 2017Hate against the Rohingya spreads on Facebook700,000+Admitted
2. Mar 2018Anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka2Admitted
3. Jul 2018Rumors on WhatsApp precede mob killings in India33Reported
4. Nov 2021A professor is killed after posts target him$1.6BAlleged
5. Feb 2023Police use fake profiles to entrap LGBT people20Reported
6. Jun 2023Nairobi moderators take Meta to court184Alleged
7. Apr 2026Appeals court upholds dismissal of Rohingya lawsuitDismissed