February 25, 2025 – The San Francisco Business Times reported today on a lawsuit by Brewer client Wymara Resort & Villas against Meta Platforms Inc. “to enforce its own content moderation policies after repeated threatening posts directed at employees.”
According to the article, “The complaint, filed Monday [February 24, 2025] in San Mateo County Superior Court, states Meta ignored repeated reports made through the platform and a formal letter to its Menlo Park headquarters alerting them to posts that directed abuse and violence at specific hotel employees. It’s one of the first lawsuits since Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to the platform and company that included loosening moderation policies against hateful speech, which legal experts expect will lead to more lawsuits stemming from defamation and targeted harassment on the platform.”
The Wymara Resort & Villas is a luxury resort located in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean.
“As its employees are subjected to harassment and threatened with violence, our client requested that Facebook comply with its obligation to uphold the platform’s community and professional standards,” said William A. Brewer III, partner at Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors and counsel to plaintiff Wymara Ltd. “Facebook sits idly by as its platform is weaponized and used to incite violence.”
As reported, “Wymara Ltd. is suing on the basis of breach of written contract — Facebook’s own terms of service — breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and declaratory relief. The hotel seeks monetary damages and a judicial order compelling Meta to remove the specified posts compiled and attached to the lawsuit.”
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