The family of Robert Godwin Sr., a Cleveland man whose killing was shared on Facebook video, has sued the platform for negligence and wrongful death. Fox 8 Cleveland reports that the suit was filed on January 19th, accusing Facebook of conduct that was “intentional, willful, malicious, in bad faith, and in reckless disregard for the right of Mr. Godwin.” It says Facebook should have spotted and alerted police to a video where Godwin’s shooter announced his intent to kill, shortly before he uploaded a video of the actual shooting.
When Godwin was killed in April 2017, Facebook faced criticism for its response to the incident. It left the video of Godwin’s death online for nearly two hours, and it didn’t catch a brief live video of suspect...
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https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/30/16950804/facebook-robert-godwin-family-wrongful-death-lawsuit
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http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2018/01/facebook-sued-by-family-of-man-whose.html
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