Incident 169: Facebook Allegedly Failed to Police Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech Content That Contributed to Violence in Myanmar

Description: Facebook allegedly did not adequately remove anti-Rohingya hate speech, some of which was extremely violent and dehumanizing, on its platform, contributing to the violence faced by Rohingya communities in Myanmar.

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Incident ID
169
Report Count
5
Incident Date
2018-08-15
Editors
Sean McGregor, Khoa Lam
Internet Trolls Are Using Facebook To Target Myanmar's Muslims
buzzfeednews.com · 2017

YANGON, Myanmar — Harry Myo Lin’s problems started with a photo on Facebook.

The picture showed Harry, who is Muslim, posing with a female friend who is Buddhist. Somehow, an account belonging to a Buddhist nationalist group found it and re…

Forget Washington. Facebook’s Problems Abroad Are Far More Disturbing
nytimes.com · 2017

For months, Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., has been in crisis mode, furiously attempting to contain the damage stemming from its role in last year’s presidential campaign. The company has mounted an all-out defense campaign …

Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar
reuters.com · 2018

YANGON, Myanmar – In April, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told U.S. senators that the social media site was hiring dozens more Burmese speakers to review hate speech posted in Myanmar. The situation was dire.

Some 700,000 members of the …

A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military
nytimes.com · 2018

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — They posed as fans of pop stars and national heroes as they flooded Facebook with their hatred. One said Islam was a global threat to Buddhism. Another shared a false story about the rape of a Buddhist woman by a Muslim…

Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150 billion over Myanmar violence
reuters.com · 2021

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are suing Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O), formerly known as Facebook, for $150 billion over allegations that the social media company did not take action against anti-Rohingya hate speech that con…

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