FB fails to detect hate on Rohingya


Social media irresponsibility: Rights group Global witness says Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya minority years after such behaviour was found to have played a determining role in the genocide against them. — AP

A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority years after such behaviour was found to have played a determining role in the genocide against them.

The report showed the rights group Global Witness submitted eight paid ads for approval to Facebook, each including different versions of hate speech against Rohingya.

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