The independent Social Media Monitoring for Peace group told Reuters it found hundreds of comments classified as hate speech on YouTube with others on Facebook and Twitter. “We’re concerned that online discrimination could translate into further discrimination and even lead to real-world violence.”After Reuters flagged some posts, Facebook said it had removed several for violating hate speech policies. “We know that hate speech targeted towards vulnerable communities can be the most harmful,” a Facebook spokesperson said, saying its technology detected 95% of hate speech. Government spokespeople in Thailand and Myanmar did not respond immediately to requests for comment on hate speech. Although Thailand reported few local transmissions in recent months, Myanmar had detected cases in citizens returning form Thailand.

Source: bd News24 December 24, 2020 06:22 UTC