The wrongful death lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company Meta was filed Thursday in a California court. It seeks at least $25,000 in damages:
The lawsuit alleges that Facebook employed its proprietary algorithms to steer users to extremist groups as a way to keep them active on the platform, which in turn drives advertising sales and revenue.
Federal prosecutors have said Steven Carrillo, an Air Force sergeant, met his accomplice Robert Alvin Justus Jr., through a Facebook boogaloo group where they agreed to take advantage of the racial justice protests to attack law enforcement officers. Messages obtained by investigators show the men agreed to meet in person and drive to the Oakland protest, where prosecutors said Carrillo fired at Underwood and his partner with a homemade assault rifle before fleeing.
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