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Myanmar Army Behind Facebook Pages Spewing Hate Speech Against Rohingya: UN Probe
Myanmar's military was behind dozens of seemingly unrelated Facebook pages spewing hate speech against the Rohingya prior to its dramatic 2017 crackdown against the mostly Muslim minority, a UN probe found Wednesday.
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Meta Faces $2 Billion Lawsuit For Hateful Posts In Ethiopia Conflict
An Ethiopian man whose father was murdered during the country's war has joined a lawsuit filed in Kenya against Meta, accusing Facebook's parent company of fanning violence and hate speech in Africa.
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Twitter, Other Social Media Apps Fail to Remove Hate Speech, Says EU Review
Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to European Union data released Thursday. The EU figures were published as part of an annual evaluation of online platforms' compliance with the 27-nation bloc's code of conduct on disinformation.
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Facebook Must Pay Compensation to Rohingyas Over Online Hate Speech Campaign, Amnesty International Says
Facebook must pay compensation to Rohinygas over hate speech that exacerbated violence against the community when they were forced from their homes in Myanmar in 2017, Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday. The NGO said that Facebook, wasn't merely a passive site with insufficient content moderation, and that its algorithms “proacti...
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Facebook Must Pay Rohingya Compensation For Online Hate Campaign: Report
Facebook should pay reparations to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya forced from their homes in Myanmar in a campaign exacerbated by rampant online hate speech, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Election-Related Misinformation in Ads for the Fourth Time: Report
Facebook has yet again failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found. Earlier, the app could not identify hate speech, misinformation in countries like Myanmar, Ethiopia and Kenya. This continues a pattern of failing to catch material that violates Faceb...
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No Intention of Shutting Facebook Down, Kenyan Ministers Say After Watchdog’s Ultimatum Over Hate Speech
Facebook received support from Kenyan ministers after the country’s watchdog, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) accused the service of failing to tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform ahead of the national elections and gave it 7 days to comply with rules on hate speech. Kenya’s ICT minister Joe Mucheru said th...
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Meta's Facebook May Face Suspension in Kenya as It Fails Another Hate Speech Detection Test
Meta has been given a time of seven days to tackle hate speech on the platform. Kenya's ethnic cohesion watchdog has warned that failing to control incitement can lead to suspension of operations. Meanwhile, Meta’s spokesperson assures that the company has taken "extensive steps" to weed out hate speech and inflammatory content.
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Facebook Fails Third Test to Detect Violent Hate Speech in Kenya, Other Countries: Report
Facebook has failed another test to detect hate speech in Kenya and other countries, according to a new report from the nonprofit groups Global Witness and Foxglove. The ads were never posted to Facebook. Meanwhile, Meta has assured that it has been working to improve the issues.
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Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Releases First Human Rights Report for 2020, 2021
Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar. The report covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021.
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Facebook, TikTok and Other Social Media Apps Fail to Stop Hate Against LGBTQ Users: GLAAD Report
Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users, a report from advocacy group GLAAD found. A majority of LGBTQ people reported said they’ve faced menacing posts or comments when they’re scrolling through social media. Hateful or violent speech directed at members of the LGBTQ communi...
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Facebook Fails to Spot Hate Posts Aimed at East Africa Amid Kenya’s Upcoming Elections: Study
Facebook has been once again found amid discussion about the platform promoting hate speech, violence. According to aa new study, Facebook allowed posts by terrorist organisations that suggested to create uproar in East Africa in the light of Kenya’s upcoming elections.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Violent Hate Speeches in Advertisements Submitted by Non-Profit Groups
Facebook and parent company Meta again failed the test to detect violent hate speech in advertisements submitted by Global Witness and Foxglove. The group created 12 text-based ads that used dehumanizing hate speech. While Facebook’s systems approved the ads for publication, they were not actually published on the platform.
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Facebook Saw 82 Percent Rise in Hate Speech, Instagram Registers 86 Percent Jump in Violent Content
Facebook and Instagram saw a rise in hate-related content on the social media platform. While Facebook noted around 82 percent increase in hate speech, there has been a 86 percent jump in violent and inciting content on Instagram, according to a monthly report released by Meta.
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Hate Speech On Facebook Up 38%, Violent Content Up 86% On Instagram In April: Meta
There has been a rise of around 37.82 per cent in hate speech on social media platform Facebook and 86 per cent jump in violent and inciting content on Instagram in April, according to a monthly report released by Meta.
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Myanmar Army Behind Facebook Pages Spewing Hate Speech Against Rohingya: UN Probe
Myanmar's military was behind dozens of seemingly unrelated Facebook pages spewing hate speech against the Rohingya prior to its dramatic 2017 crackdown against the mostly Muslim minority, a UN probe found Wednesday.
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Meta Faces $2 Billion Lawsuit For Hateful Posts In Ethiopia Conflict
An Ethiopian man whose father was murdered during the country's war has joined a lawsuit filed in Kenya against Meta, accusing Facebook's parent company of fanning violence and hate speech in Africa.
-
Twitter, Other Social Media Apps Fail to Remove Hate Speech, Says EU Review
Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to European Union data released Thursday. The EU figures were published as part of an annual evaluation of online platforms' compliance with the 27-nation bloc's code of conduct on disinformation.
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Facebook Must Pay Compensation to Rohingyas Over Online Hate Speech Campaign, Amnesty International Says
Facebook must pay compensation to Rohinygas over hate speech that exacerbated violence against the community when they were forced from their homes in Myanmar in 2017, Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday. The NGO said that Facebook, wasn't merely a passive site with insufficient content moderation, and that its algorithms “proacti...
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Facebook Must Pay Rohingya Compensation For Online Hate Campaign: Report
Facebook should pay reparations to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya forced from their homes in Myanmar in a campaign exacerbated by rampant online hate speech, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Election-Related Misinformation in Ads for the Fourth Time: Report
Facebook has yet again failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found. Earlier, the app could not identify hate speech, misinformation in countries like Myanmar, Ethiopia and Kenya. This continues a pattern of failing to catch material that violates Faceb...
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No Intention of Shutting Facebook Down, Kenyan Ministers Say After Watchdog’s Ultimatum Over Hate Speech
Facebook received support from Kenyan ministers after the country’s watchdog, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) accused the service of failing to tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform ahead of the national elections and gave it 7 days to comply with rules on hate speech. Kenya’s ICT minister Joe Mucheru said th...
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Meta's Facebook May Face Suspension in Kenya as It Fails Another Hate Speech Detection Test
Meta has been given a time of seven days to tackle hate speech on the platform. Kenya's ethnic cohesion watchdog has warned that failing to control incitement can lead to suspension of operations. Meanwhile, Meta’s spokesperson assures that the company has taken "extensive steps" to weed out hate speech and inflammatory content.
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Facebook Fails Third Test to Detect Violent Hate Speech in Kenya, Other Countries: Report
Facebook has failed another test to detect hate speech in Kenya and other countries, according to a new report from the nonprofit groups Global Witness and Foxglove. The ads were never posted to Facebook. Meanwhile, Meta has assured that it has been working to improve the issues.
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Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Releases First Human Rights Report for 2020, 2021
Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar. The report covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021.
-
Facebook, TikTok and Other Social Media Apps Fail to Stop Hate Against LGBTQ Users: GLAAD Report
Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users, a report from advocacy group GLAAD found. A majority of LGBTQ people reported said they’ve faced menacing posts or comments when they’re scrolling through social media. Hateful or violent speech directed at members of the LGBTQ communi...
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Facebook Fails to Spot Hate Posts Aimed at East Africa Amid Kenya’s Upcoming Elections: Study
Facebook has been once again found amid discussion about the platform promoting hate speech, violence. According to aa new study, Facebook allowed posts by terrorist organisations that suggested to create uproar in East Africa in the light of Kenya’s upcoming elections.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Violent Hate Speeches in Advertisements Submitted by Non-Profit Groups
Facebook and parent company Meta again failed the test to detect violent hate speech in advertisements submitted by Global Witness and Foxglove. The group created 12 text-based ads that used dehumanizing hate speech. While Facebook’s systems approved the ads for publication, they were not actually published on the platform.
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Facebook Saw 82 Percent Rise in Hate Speech, Instagram Registers 86 Percent Jump in Violent Content
Facebook and Instagram saw a rise in hate-related content on the social media platform. While Facebook noted around 82 percent increase in hate speech, there has been a 86 percent jump in violent and inciting content on Instagram, according to a monthly report released by Meta.
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Hate Speech On Facebook Up 38%, Violent Content Up 86% On Instagram In April: Meta
There has been a rise of around 37.82 per cent in hate speech on social media platform Facebook and 86 per cent jump in violent and inciting content on Instagram in April, according to a monthly report released by Meta.
