“Four people who were protesting in Kenosha the night of Aug. 25, including the girlfriend of a man who was killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during the unrest, have sued Facebook and three armed men they say fomented violence through social media. The plaintiffs include Hannah Gittings, 23, who watched Anthony Huber, 26, die after he was shot by Rittenhouse, 17. Authorities say he was striking the teen with a skateboard and trying to disarm him, shortly after Rittenhouse had shot and killed another man, Joseph Rosenbaum, 36.”
“Other plaintiffs include two Kenosha men and a Milwaukee woman who say they were subjected to threats, intimidation and violence by the defendants. Besides Facebook, the defendants in the federal lawsuit include Rittenhouse, the Illinois resident facing homicide charges; Ryan Balch, a West Bend man who later wrote and spoke about being with Rittenhouse that night; and Kevin Mathewson, a former Kenosha alderman who formed the Kenosha Guard and used Facebook to call for armed followers to come to the city. Mathewson and Balch have not responded to earlier requests for interviews. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Balch has been immersed in white supremacy” – Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.