Report: Meta's Algorithms Amplified Violence in Myanmar, Ignoring Warnings

Originally published by Amnesty International on 2022-09-29.

Internal studies dating back to 2012 indicated that Meta knew its algorithms could result in serious real-world harms. In 2016, Meta’s own research clearly acknowledged that “our recommendation systems grow the problem” of extremism.

Meta received repeated communications and visits by local civil…

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