Facebook Allegedly Failed to Police Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech Content That Contributed to Violence in Myanmar

August 15, 2018

Facebook is under scrutiny for its alleged failure to remove violent and dehumanizing anti-Rohingya hate speech content from its platform, raising concerns about the role of AI in harm prevention. This incident underscores the need for robust governance mechanisms to ensure safe and secure AI practices.

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Alleged deployer: facebook, meta
Alleged developer: facebook, meta
Alleged harmed parties: rohingya-people, rohingya-facebook-users, myanmar-public, facebook-users-in-myanmar, burmese-speaking-facebook-users

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/169

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