Suit Seeks to Limit Anti-Muslim Speech on Facebook

A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its top executives in federal court over the company's failure to crack down on hate speech against Muslims. Muslim Advocates, a Washington, D.C.-based organization focused on discrimination against American Muslims, alleges in the suit that Facebook has violated a series of local and federal consumer protection laws. The suit points out that the company itself, in a July 2020 internal audit, found that "Facebook has created an atmosphere where 'Muslims feel under siege'" on the platform.