UN investigators cite Facebook role in Myanmar crisis

Marzuki Darusman, Chairperson of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, attends a session during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GENEVA: UN human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar said on March 12 that Facebook had played a role in spreading hate speech there.

Facebook had no immediate comment on the criticism on Monday, although in the past the company has said that it was working to remove hate speech in Myanmar and kick off people who shared such content consistently.