Germany: Court rules against Syrian refugee in Merkel selfie case

Wuerzburg district court ruled against an injunction against Facebook, on Tuesday, in the case of Syrian refugee Anas Modamani, who attempted to sue Facebook, after it failed to remove all content connecting him to extremism.

The teenager filed the case after a selfie he took alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel was spread via the social networking site linking him to militant attacks in Europe.

According to the court Facebook is not required to search for and block content, as it is...

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From: Ruptly TV

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