Tuesday, August 28, 2018

It took a genocide for Facebook to ban a country’s military leadership

The United Nations issued a report today alleging that the military in Myanmar had “genocidal intent” when it committed mass murders and gang rapes of the minority Muslim Rohingya population. It called for generals to be punished for human rights atrocities. And it also implicated Facebook.

“The role of social media is significant,” the report’s authors wrote. “Facebook has been a useful instrument for those seeking to spread hate, in a context where for most users Facebook is the internet. Although improved in recent months, Facebook’s response has been slow and ineffective.”

The report went on: “The extent to which Facebook posts and messages have led to real-world discrimination and violence must be independently and thoroughly...

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