Lawsuit Aims To Hold Facebook Liable For Death Of Federal Security Guard: WSJ

A lawsuit seeks to hold Meta Platforms Inc FB liable for a federal security guard's murder in 2020, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Angela Underwood Jacobs alleged the plot behind the murder of her brother, Dave Underwood, was hatched by anti-government extremists on Facebook.
As per federal prosecutors, Dave was shot and killed by a man who had traveled to Oakland, Calif., to kill federal agents.
The lawsuit alleged that the man connected with another individual on Facebook before traveling to Oakland.
The two men "connected through Facebook's groups' infrastructure and its use of algorithms designed and intended to increase user engagement," the lawsuit said.
Ms. Underwood Jacobs's complaint said the two men came together on the boogaloo group because Facebook recommended that one of them join the group.
Ms. Underwood Jacobs's lawyer, Tory Nugent, said, "The act of recommending that people join groups that share inflammatory content makes Facebook more than a passive platform protected by Section 230."
"Facebook aided and abetted an act of domestic terrorism," Ms. Underwood Jacobs said. "No one is holding Facebook accountable, and that's wrong."
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