Facebook, Google Owners Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Buffalo Massacre

[Nevilledog]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/facebook-google-buffalo-shooting-wrongful-death-lawsuit_n_645deff7e4b018d846bd1524

Several major tech companies were hit with a massive wrongful death lawsuit over last year’s racist grocery store massacre in Buffalo, New York, for allegedly feeding the convicted shooter “racist, antisemitic, and white supremacist propaganda.”

The 144-page suit from survivor Latisha Rogers and three victims’ families was filed in New York state court on Friday. The complaint names Facebook parent company Meta, Twitch owner Amazon, Google parent Alphabet ― which owns YouTube ― and Snapchat owner Snap, as well as Discord, Reddit and hate-filled website 4Chan. Also named are a body armor manufacturer, a firearms store, a gun accessories manufacturer and the shooter’s parents.

The shooter, Payton Gendron, killed 10 Black people and wounded three others at a Tops grocery store in May of last year. He pleaded guilty to charges including domestic terrorism motivated by hate in November, and was sentenced to life without parole in February.

Gendron notably penned a racist manifesto prior to the shooting in which he touted the white supremacist “great replacement” conspiracy theory, which had been pushed into the mainstream by then-Fox News personality Tucker Carlson, and said he chose the store for the shooting because it was in a predominantly Black community.

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[mahina]

1. Now we're talking. And suing. This is exactly where it's at.

[lindysalsagal]

3. Interesting. Wonder if any judge will even touch it.

[Faux pas]

4. Kickin'

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Excellent!!

[Zeitghost]

6. If lawsuits like this are ever successful

Then there is no company on earth not liable for some crime or another.

They need to be tossed ASAP.

This is not justice.