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
2
Incident Date
2018-08-15
Editors
Sean McGregor, Khoa Lam

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