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Meta owes Rohingya reparations for Myanmar violence, says Amnesty

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya were driven out of Myanmar in a brutal military crackdown five years ago [File: Rafiqur Rahman/Reuters]

A prominent human rights group says Facebook’s owner Meta owes the Rohingya reparations for the platform’s role in fuelling violence against the mostly Muslim minority in Myanmar.

Amnesty International issued the call for compensation on Thursday after accusing Meta of failing to act despite activists repeatedly warning the company about the implications of anti-Rohingya hate speech on its Facebook platform.

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