Facebook's platform used to foment violence in Myanmar
Facebook commissioned an independent human rights impact assessment that concluded the company was not doing enough to prevent its platform from being used to foment division and incite offline violence in Myanmar. The assessment, conducted by BSR, found that Facebook's content moderation and AI systems failed to adequately detect and remove hate speech and misinformation, contributing to real-world harm. Facebook acknowledged the findings and implemented corrective measures, including hiring more local language reviewers and improving AI detection.
- Date it happened
- 2018-01-01
- Organisation involved
- Product, system or model
- Facebook platform
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