“Weapon Encouragement” Case Against Meta and Activision

In 2022, there will be a large explosion in the US state of Texas. There was a massacre. Salvador Rolando Ramos, who was 18 years old at the time, carried out an armed attack on the Robb Primary School in the city of Uvalde. He killed 21 people. There was a very remarkable development regarding this issue.

Families of children killed in the attack submitted to video game giant Activision and social media giant Meta they filed a lawsuit. The reason for this case is that they encouraged Salvador Rolando Ramos. Activision Call of Duty Meta is accused of encouraging the attack through Instagram ads and posts.

“Call of Duty encourages the use of weapons”

According to the plaintiff, Call of Duty games encourage people to spreads epidemics and forces them to use weapons. was encouraging. On the other hand, it is stated that the AR-15 rifle used during the attack is also found in Call of Duty games. Making a statement on the subject, Delaney Simmons, one of Activision executives, said: millions of people He said he was playing Call of Duty but no one attacked. So he disputed the allegations.

The reason for filing a lawsuit against Meta is the video shown on Instagram. ads and the posts made by the company that produces the AR-15 rifle. According to the plaintiffs, the company encouraged people to own guns with its posts on Instagram. encourages. Meta has nothing on the matter at this time. explanation didn’t.