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Facebook apologizes after vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name
Facebook's translation system produced vulgar translations of a headline about Chinese President Xi Jinping and a post by Myanmar State Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi. The translations appeared on Facebook's platform, causing embarrassment. Facebook apologized for the errors.
- Date it happened
- 2020-01-18
- Organisation involved
- Product, system or model
- Facebook translation
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