Hate-Speech

Facebook Algorithm Amplifies Myanmar Military Hate Speech Enabling Rohingya Genocide

2017-08-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

Facebook’s engagement-maximizing algorithm proactively amplifies Myanmar military’s anti-Rohingya hate speech and genocide propaganda, directly contributing to systematic ethnic cleansing that kills thousands and displaces over 700,000 Rohingya Muslims. The platform’s surveillance …

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YouTube Serves Ads on Terror, Hate, Child Exploitation Content; Massive Boycott

2017-03-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On March 17-20, 2017, a Times of London investigation exposed that major brands’ advertisements were appearing on YouTube videos supporting terrorism, promoting hate speech, and featuring extremist content—triggering the largest advertiser boycott in digital platform history and exposing …

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