Meta’s Facebook Algorithms ‘Proactively’ Promoted Violence Against the Rohingya
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A woman checks Facebook on her phone in Yangon on Feb. 4, 2021, days after Myanmar’s generals seized power. STR/AFP/Getty Images Amnesty ...
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MYANMAR: FACEBOOK’S SYSTEMS PROMOTED VIOLENCE AGAINST ROHINGYA; META OWES REPARATIONS
Facebook owner Meta’s dangerous algorithms and reckless pursuit of profit substantially contributed to the atrocities perpetrated by the...
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Rohingyas form human chain to protest violence at border
Rohingyas in no-man’s land demand security measures. Courtesy Several Rohingyas in Bangladesh on Tuesday formed a human chain in the...
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Tensions Escalate Along Bangladesh-Myanmar Border
Shelling from Myanmar into the Bangladeshi side of the border has increased in recent weeks, resulting in death and injuries to...
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“They’re the world’s largest community of stateless people”—the Rohingya, 5 years after the pogrom
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Who represents Myanmar? UN faces credentials pressure at assembly
Impasse over country’s representation at global body is hampering efforts to end the crisis caused by the 2021 coup. Myanmar’s National...
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Facebook shared information that could support Myanmar genocide allegations, UN investigator says
UNHCR’s Myanmar agency says its collated ‘three million information items from more than 200 sources’ The head of the United Nations...
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Fifth Anniversary of Rohingya Genocide
Five years ago, Burma’s military launched a brutal campaign of violence against Rohingya – razing villages, raping, torturing, and...
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Bangladesh : des Rohingyas plaident pour leur sécurité auprès de l'ONU
La Haute-commissaire des droits humains de l'ONU, Michelle Bachelet, s'est rendue mardi 16 août dans des camps de Rohingyas dans le sud...
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Teenage medics ‘slaughtered’ in Myanmar amid mounting reports of atrocities
Experts warn that the junta's brutal campaign of violence is accelerating. [Stringer/REUTERS] Four teenage medics have reportedly been...
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