Posted on Nov 27, 2021
Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook | AP News
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Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar, Facebook still has problems detecting and moderating hate speech and misinformation on its platform in the Southeast Asian nation, internal documents viewed by The Associated Press show.
Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook | AP News
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*not murdered, jailed. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11685977
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Isn't Myanmar where there was a woman that everybody loved that was leading the country that got killed a few years back, or a lot of years back I guess now.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Facebook has had a shorter but more volatile history in Myanmar than in most countries. After decades of censorship under military rule, Myanmar was connected to the internet in 2000. Shortly afterward, Facebook paired with telecom providers in the country, allowing customers to use the platform without needing to pay for the data, which was still expensive at the time. Use of the platform exploded. For many in Myanmar, Facebook became the internet itself."...
..."Facebook has had a shorter but more volatile history in Myanmar than in most countries. After decades of censorship under military rule, Myanmar was connected to the internet in 2000. Shortly afterward, Facebook paired with telecom providers in the country, allowing customers to use the platform without needing to pay for the data, which was still expensive at the time. Use of the platform exploded. For many in Myanmar, Facebook became the internet itself."...
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