The Syrian refugee who was allegedly grabbed by the throat and "waterboarded" by school bullies is set to sue Facebook over claims made on the site by Tommy Robinson.
The founder of the English Defence League made accusations Jamal, 16, attacked English girls.
Now lawyers working for the boy are preparing to take action against the huge social networking site as they claim it was "fully aware of the reckless and pernicious nature" of Robinson’s videos and has "profited from defamation".
The legal team are also going to take action against Robinson himself, The Sun Online reports.
Shocking footage emerged two months ago of Jamal being shoved to the ground on playing fields at Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield, West Yorks.
The harrowing footage was shared widely on social media, including Facebook, and led to a police investigation.
Police said at the time they were investigating reports of "waterboarding".
Waterboarding is a form of torture, in which water is poured over a cloth covering the face.
But Robinson, 36, then made a number of claims in a series of rants online about Jamal.
He said the youngster was "not innocent" and had been involved in terrorising other classmates.
In one video, he said: "He violently attacked young English girls in his school.
"Why is this kid being portrayed as the ultimate victim in the entire country?"
He added: "He’s not innocent and he violently attacks young English girls at school. He beat the s*** out of an English kid."
Tasnime Akunjee of Farooq Bajwa and Co Solicitors in London, which is representing Jamal, said: "It looks like Facebook has given him a special status. He was treated differently than the normal Facebook user.
"They have made editorial decisions about his posts and therefore became responsible and are in partnership with him."
Despite the comments made by Robinson, people around the country rallied in support of Jamal and his relatives.
The refugee family had left their home in the war-torn city of Homs in Syria in 2010.
Facebook said it hasn't received any legal action. It stressed it removes all content when it breaks its standards and will continue to do so.
It said anyone who repeatedly breaks the community standards will be removed.