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• @franceshaugen Frances Haugen on x

  Today @StateDept formally announced that violence perpetrated by Myanmar's military against the #Rohingya constitutes genocide and crimes against humanity. This should bring renewed attention to the role of Facebook @meta in fuelling the #Rohingya genocide. 1/6

• @global_witness @global_witness on x

  NEW🔴 After admitting their role in spreading hate during the Rohingya genocide in #Myanmar, Facebook (@Meta) said it's got better at detecting Burmese hate speech. Yet our new #GWTech investigation shows it's still incapable of detecting hateful content: https://www.globalwitness…

• @michaelpmdavis Mike Davis on x

  Investigation by @Global_Witness out today reveals how #Facebook/@Meta is still very much open for business when it comes to accepting paid ads propagating hatred against #Rohingya in #Myanmar. https://www.globalwitness.org/ ...

• @avaaz @avaaz on x

  Today Facebook is due to respond. Will @LeoVaradkar and lawmakers worldwide stand with the Rohingya when considering Big Tech regulation? https://twitter.com/...

• @a_oosthoek @a_oosthoek on x

  “It is reasonable to assume that Facebook would apply its hate speech detection systems to ads as well as to organic content given that the company says explicitly that ads violating its community standards (which include hate speech) are prohibited.” https://www.globalwitness.or…

• @brooklynmarie Brooke Binkowski on x

  That's right. And I warned you every day, @Meta. I talked to their condescending “product” assholes and in every meeting with them I begged them to look at what they were doing to Myanmar. They knew. https://twitter.com/...

• @accountabletech @accountabletech on x

  Let's never forget how the UN found Facebook played a “determining role” in the Rohingya genocide through the spread of fake news and misinformation in Myanmar. https://twitter.com/...

• @yoda Drew Olanoff on x

  Is it a “failure” if they don't care? https://twitter.com/...

• @chartier David Chartier on x

  VW engineers were held accountable for following management's orders to build emission-dodging tech. Where's the line for Facebook/Meta engineers and management knowingly ignoring and abetting human rights abuse and slaughter? https://twitter.com/...

• @franceshaugen Frances Haugen on x

  This negligence is unacceptable. I saw this behavior over and over from Facebook - it ultimately led me to become a #whistleblower. @meta chronically underfunds and understaffs the teams responsible for keeping us safe — especially in the most vulnerable places in the world. 3/6

• @andrewyang Andrew Yang on x

  How did the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign against Facebook get so many companies to sign on - and what did Mark Zuckerberg have to say about it? CEO of the @ADL and author of “It Could Happen Here” @JGreenblattADL talks the rise of hate in America now on [link to Andrew Yang's …

• @nslwin Ro Nay San Lwin on x

  Despite @Meta's promises to do better, Facebook's leaky controls still fail to detect hate speech and calls for violence on its platform. https://apnews.com/...

• @global_witness @global_witness on x

  The use of Facebook to spread hate speech against the Rohingya in #Myanmar has been reported by the @UN & our latest investigation reveals how @Meta hasn't done enough to contain it. Mohammed Farbes, member of the Rohingya Student Network, explains how this affects his community …

• @franceshaugen Frances Haugen on x

  It has been 5 years of promises from @meta to “do more” and “do better.” So, are they? No. @Global_Witness had 8 ads with explicit hate speech about #Rohingya approved for publication. 👎👎👎AP News: https://apnews.com/... 2/6