So @ezraklein asked Mark Zuckerberg about Facebook's role in the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Here's Zuck's response:pic.twitter.com/zzi8OetK0s
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Zuck also notes Myanmar's on the company's radar — no doubt bc of public pressure. But the issue goes beyond Myanmar. Facebook has been accused of fueling violence in South Sudan, Sri Lanka & many other places. Do the company's "systems" treat hate speech the same way there?
.@ezraklein obviously had a bunch of things he wanted to talk about in this interview — but in the future I hope someone presses Zuckerberg & other Facebook execs on these issues in greater depth & asks for specifics. Users need to know.
Oh I forgot to link to the original interview. https://www.vox.com/2018/4/2/17185052/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-interview-fake-news-bots-cambridge …
But it might be true that "both sides" were sending messages to supporters telling them to prepare for violence. If one side is stronger and therefore does most of the killing, it's still ethnic conflict
I'm not suggesting he made up the anecdote, which sounds like something that happened to cross his desk. I'm taking issue which his characterization of the broader situation, which has been described as ethnic cleansing by the UN and others.
Zuckerberg seems to lack guiding principles.
But his response is so vague it is unclear if he is even talking about the latest violence. He could be talking about 2014 MDY riots, for example, or another incident. Or any random Saturday in Myanmar.
Yes that's true. I assumed from the question he was talking about last year but I could be wrong on that.
Starting to feel like there's a global test case here for the "yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater" limit on free speech; but would need to extend to the theater's legal obligation to curtail such behavior.
And this issue is potentially systemic: if Company X grants Company Y unique app rights versus competitive app platforms, does that constitute collusion?
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