Workers at Israeli surveillance firm NSO sue Facebook for blocking private accounts

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Workers at Israeli surveillance firm NSO sue Facebook for blocking private accounts

Say accounts of former workers and family members also blocked.

A group of employees from Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc on Tuesday, saying the social media giant had unfairly blocked their private accounts when it sued NSO last month. Messaging service WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, had accused NSO in its own ...

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