Facebook posts results of commissioned report on Myanmar that found Facebook wasn't doing enough to prevent it from being used to incite offline violence
and the recommendations (staff investment, local knowledge) are the minimum required for *entering* any volatile country. http://twitter.com/... Max Read / @max_read : say what you will about facebook, but most corporations accused of culpability in genocide wouldn't even bother commissioning an independent report absolving them of any responsibility http://twitter.com/... Jake Grovum / @jgrovum : Why not just drop it tomorrow Facebook https://nzzl.us/KhVep4l Ken Yeung / @thekenyeung : Facebook announces the results of an independent study of what happened in Myanmar, saying the company failed to do more and was ill-prepared to deal with the issue. Says it needs help dealing with broader issues. https://newsroom.fb.com/... Malachy Browne / @malachybrowne : Buried in the news cycle of #MidtermElections, @facebook admits that it failed in Myanmar to prevent its platform from being “used to foment division and incite offline violence”. This stretches back to 2014 when disinfo spilled into hate speech and real world mob killings. https://twitter.com/... Ryan Mac / @rmac18 : The report also says very little about working with NGOs or Civil Society Organizations who were among the first to raise issues to Facebook about the crisis years ago. Kind of illustrates the company's relationship with those groups. @riovictoire Ryan Mac / @rmac18 : “We know we need to do more to ensure we are a force for good in Myanmar, and in other countries facing their own crises."What an absolutely diabolical line to conclude Facebook's Myanmar post. Don't assume you're going to be a force for good when you perpetrated the crisis. http://twitter.com/... Sarah Frier / @sarahfrier : Facebook commissioned a report by BSR to review its human rights policies in Myanmar. Here are the recommendations http://fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com / ... http://twitter.com/...