Rumor-fueled vigilantism has long been common throughout the world. What's missing from this story is a real attempt to compare its extent before & after Facebook was introduced in each of these countries. https://twitter.com/Max_Fisher/status/987711315002253313 …
Governments, media, the despairing Sri Lankan officials in that NYT piece... It is exactly what I’ve seen happen in country after country. Facebook ignores desperate pleas to establish emergency lines, hire people. Been years. Same global story. Victim groups: yes I track.
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They try to warn one another, cry, also use to organize fleeing the lynch mob coming for them. The harm is so evident and overwhelming. I’d welcome more studies of all kinds but this really is one of those in-your-face situations. Chronic FB understaffing and lack of care.
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Thanks. Have you written this up anywhere? I'd like to know more about the organized fleeing and how that compares to life during pre-Facebook assaults.
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Think about the WhatsApp case here though. Of course the Sri Lankan, Burmese, Turkish govts want surveillance and control of that too. Is this really about social media & algorithmic feeds?
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I don’t think there’s anything more I think about more these days than WhatsApp in this context these days. It’s current easy-click mass virality design is a slow disaster. It doesn’t have to have this design. It can focus on small messaging.
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In Myanmar the government isn't exactly a countervailing institution; it's part of the assault. But, more important: What did you find about how the victims use social media during riots & the like?
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