Why 20,000 Israelis are suing Facebook over violent attacks

Name: Why 20,000 Israelis are suing Facebook over violent attacks
Uploaded: 2015-11-25T00:27:08Z
Duration: P534S
Description: After Richard Lakin was killed on a Jerusalem bus in October, his son discovered hundreds of social media posts encouraging and instructing young Palestinians to stab Israeli Jews. Lakin's son is now the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Facebook, ordering the tech company to stop allowing postings that incite attacks. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports.

Clip: 11/24/2015 | 8m 54s

After Richard Lakin was killed on a Jerusalem bus in October, his son discovered hundreds of social media posts encouraging and instructing young Palestinians to stab Israeli Jews. Lakin's son is now the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Facebook, ordering the tech company to stop allowing postings that incite attacks. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports.

Aired: 11/24/15

Rating: NR

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