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Myanmar: Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar
August 16, 2018 By Faith Matters

Myanmar: Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar

In April, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told U.S. senators that the social media site was hiring dozens more Burmese speakers to review hate speech posted in Myanmar. The situation was dire. Some 700,000 members of the Rohingya community had recently fled the country amid a military crackdown and ethnic violence. In March, a United Nations […]

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Netanyahu ‘ethnic cleansing’ comment against Palestinians draws U.S. rebuke
September 10, 2016 By Faith Matters

Netanyahu ‘ethnic cleansing’ comment against Palestinians draws U.S. rebuke

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said the Palestinians wanted to form a state devoid of a Jewish population and termed it “ethnic cleansing”, drawing sharp criticism from the United States. In a video message, Netanyahu said in reference to the removal of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, “The Palestinian leadership actually demands […]

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