BTW the genocide in Palestine is NOT the only time Facebook has been complicity in genocide. Facebook has previously been found to do doing this in Myanmar:
BTW the genocide in Palestine is NOT the only time Facebook has been complicity in genocide. Facebook has previously been found to do doing this in Myanmar:
Myanmar: Facebook’s systems promoted violence against Rohingya; Meta owes reparations – new report
Facebook owner Meta’s dangerous algorithms and reckless pursuit of profit substantially contributed to the atrocities perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya people in 2017, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.
The Social Atrocity: Meta and the right to remedy for the Rohingya, details how Meta knew or should have known that Facebook’s algorithmic systems were supercharging the spread of harmful anti-Rohingya content in Myanmar, but the company still failed to act.
This paper argues that, even acknowledging unique challenges, the outcomes in Myanmar were a predictable result of Facebook’s business model in combination with a striking lack of moderation or enforcement of the company’s own code of conduct. The paper further argues that this outcome is the ultimate consequence of an atmosphere of absolute corporate impunity. With no international legal mechanism capable of holding Facebook accountable, the company operated without regard for the human rights of Myanmar’s citizens. The absence of accountability mechanisms is itself a consequence of corporate power. With no changes in legal frameworks likely to result from this tragedy, this will not be the last time that Facebook will contribute to a situation like the Myanmar genocide.
… Facebook says that it will do better. In radio interviews80 and testimony before Congress, 81 Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to make changes. The corporation has done a post-mortem on its role, and outlined specific steps that it claims will help.
But the source of the harm is deeper than a lack of preparedness and the unique context of Myanmar. Serious questions persist about whether Facebook’s very business model will make a repetition of the Myanmar genocide inevitable.
In April 2021, at the time of this paper’s writing, the Guardian reported on a trove of internal documentation demonstrating the company’s knowledge of politically manipulative behavior by authoritarian leaders
BTW the genocide in Palestine is NOT the only time Facebook has been complicity in genocide. Facebook has previously been found to do doing this in Myanmar:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46105934
Facebook admits it was used to 'incite offline violence' in Myanmar
6 November 2018
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/09/myanmar-facebooks-systems-promoted-violence-against-rohingya-meta-owes-reparations-new-report/
2022
Myanmar: Facebook’s systems promoted violence against Rohingya; Meta owes reparations – new report
Facebook owner Meta’s dangerous algorithms and reckless pursuit of profit substantially contributed to the atrocities perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya people in 2017, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.
The Social Atrocity: Meta and the right to remedy for the Rohingya, details how Meta knew or should have known that Facebook’s algorithmic systems were supercharging the spread of harmful anti-Rohingya content in Myanmar, but the company still failed to act.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/08/myanmar-time-for-meta-to-pay-reparations-to-rohingya-for-role-in-ethnic-cleansing/
August 25, 2023
Myanmar: Time for Meta to pay reparations to Rohingya for role in ethnic cleansing
https://systemicjustice.org/article/facebook-and-genocide-how-facebook-contributed-to-genocide-in-myanmar-and-why-it-will-not-be-held-accountable/
2021
This paper argues that, even acknowledging unique challenges, the outcomes in Myanmar were a predictable result of Facebook’s business model in combination with a striking lack of moderation or enforcement of the company’s own code of conduct. The paper further argues that this outcome is the ultimate consequence of an atmosphere of absolute corporate impunity. With no international legal mechanism capable of holding Facebook accountable, the company operated without regard for the human rights of Myanmar’s citizens. The absence of accountability mechanisms is itself a consequence of corporate power. With no changes in legal frameworks likely to result from this tragedy, this will not be the last time that Facebook will contribute to a situation like the Myanmar genocide.
… Facebook says that it will do better. In radio interviews80 and testimony before Congress, 81 Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to make changes. The corporation has done a post-mortem on its role, and outlined specific steps that it claims will help.
But the source of the harm is deeper than a lack of preparedness and the unique context of Myanmar. Serious questions persist about whether Facebook’s very business model will make a repetition of the Myanmar genocide inevitable.
In April 2021, at the time of this paper’s writing, the Guardian reported on a trove of internal documentation demonstrating the company’s knowledge of politically manipulative behavior by authoritarian leaders