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Business Matters: Uvalde Victims’ Families sue Meta, video game maker and gun firm

Uvalde Victims’ Families sue Meta, video game maker and gun firm

25/05/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Uvalde Victims’ Families sue Meta, video game maker and gun firm

Families are blaming the tech giants and weapons maker over promotion of guns

The lawsuits are against Activision, the developer of the military video game series “Call of Duty;” Daniel Defense, the gun manufacturer ; and Instagram's parent company Meta.

Families of the victims of a school mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas two years ago, have announced lawsuits against Instagram's parent company Meta, the maker of the video game ''Call of Duty'' and a gun manufacturer.

Devina Gupta finds out why Eli Lilly is investing another $5.3 billion in a manufacturing plant in Lebanon, Indiana and how the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which governs university sports in the US, has reached a deal that could lead to college athletes getting paid.

(Picture: Microsoft buys Activision, in New York City. Picture credit: Reuters)

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