Facebook is certainly not to blame for the persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar.
She was discriminated against in the Southeast Asian country before the social network even existed.
But similar to the case of Corona deniers or right-wing extremists in the West, Zuckerberg's company is not the neutral platform it claims to be.
Anyone who controls the distribution of news via an algorithm is not electronic mail, but is entering a field of business that was previously reserved for publishers.
And unlike the IT giants from America, they are liable for their publications in many countries.
It would be a worthwhile legal process if, using the example of the Rohingya, a fundamental check were made to determine what legal responsibility a network like Facebook bears when its site incites hatred and violence.
You can see all over the world that the constant stirring up of resentment and inciting users undermines social cohesion.
Unfortunately, the current lawsuit in San Francisco does not have a great chance of success because it appears to have been filed on the basis of Myanmar law.
But the path is correct: profit-oriented companies often react more quickly to the threat of compensation than to laws.