Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are suing Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, for US$150 billion over allegations that the social media company did not take action against anti-Rohingya hate speech that contributed to violence.

A US class-action complaint, filed in California on Monday by law firms Edelson PC and Fields PLLC, argues that the company's failures to police content and its platform's design contributed to real-world violence faced by the...