According to human rights attorney Femi Falana, he filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent corporation Meta in an effort to get social media giants to take accountability.
According to reports, Falana sued Meta and sought $5 million for falsely linking him to health
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria demanded a law to control social media in an interview with Channels TV on Monday.
He acknowledged that criticism was being abused even as he asserted that it was essential in a democracy.
In a democracy, criticism is essential, yet in some cases, people break the law, file a complaint, and possibly request a prompt resolution. It is obvious that things have reached a point where the law has to be reviewed.commercials.
Legislators and the government will need to examine the legislation. As I’ve stated before, I reject criminalization, but anyone is outraged may be entitled to civil remedies,” he said.
Falana said that Meta and its owner, Mark Zuckerberg, are not above the law, which would help him win the case against Meta.
Since you are battling against a large organization, a giant—yes, no one is above the law—I am really hopeful. In the UK, Lord Denning, I believe, made the point that no matter how powerful you are, the law is superior to you. Getting some of these organizations to take responsibility and examine their own systems is the goal. If you set up a forum where I can post anything, it will cause enormous harm.
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“These organizations will have to examine their system and have some built-in mechanism for check-making reckless publications by the time they are forced to pay colossally,” he continued.
