Syrian challenges Facebook selfiemisbruik

A nineteen-year-old Syrian refugee who became famous for a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Facebook into court.

Anas Modamani fled to Germany in 2015 and now works as an accountant in Berlin. He went with Merkel last year the picture when the chancellor visited a refugee camp.

The Syrian got a nasty surprise when he discovered later that the selfie plenty abused on social media. He was, among other things falsely linked to several attacks and fire stabbing of a homeless man.

According Modamani often involves attempts to besmirch the reputation of Merkel and refugees. 'They used my photo to get back at Merkel because she reaped so many refugees,' he said in an interview with the Arab news channel. The court in Wurzburg hearing the case on 6 February.