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Myanmar social media
September 30, 2022
Meta Should Pay Reparations to Rohingya Refugees, Rights Group Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Amnesty International claims that Facebook was aware that its algorithms were amplifying harmful anti-Rohingya hate speech in Myanmar, but still did nothing to stop it.
March 22, 2022
Facebook Fails to Detect Hate Speech Against Rohingya, Report Claims
By Sebastian Strangio
A leading advocacy group claims that the platform's ability to detect Burmese-language hate speech "remains abysmally poor.”
December 09, 2021
Facebook Bans Myanmar Military-linked Companies From its Platforms
By Sebastian Strangio
The firm's announcement came a day after a group of Rohingya refugees sued Facebook's parent company for facilitating genocide.
May 19, 2021
Reports Expose Myanmar Junta’s Planned Internet Stranglehold
By Sebastian Strangio
Even if successful, the military's internet plans will deepen its political isolation and economic dysfunction.
April 12, 2021
Myanmar’s Unsustainable Social Media Shutdown
By Pete Hunt
Countries may backtrack on democracy, but never on Facebook usage.
February 12, 2021
Myanmar Junta Readies Draconian Cyber-Security Legislation
By Sebastian Strangio
The draft law is clearly intended to rein in the use of social media by the country's burgeoning Civil Disobedience Movement.
November 09, 2017
Social Media Exhibits Its Disruptive Power in Myanmar
By Tej Parikh
The dark side of social media – fake news, sectarian divisions, propaganda – is on display in Myanmar.
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