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> It sets a problematic precedent if Facebook throws 100s of - hard to find, hard to pay and hard to support - native language local reviewers at every place wh
by ardy42 8y ago
> It sets a problematic precedent if Facebook throws 100s of - hard to find, hard to pay and hard to support - native language local reviewers at every place where Facebook could be abused.
In what way is that a problematic precedent? Their negligence contributed to ethnic cleansing and genocide. If a multi-billion dollar company is too cheap to hire local staff to watch its platform, it shouldn't operate a localized version for that place. They need to act responsibly. Think if it like product safety testing.
- mango7283 8y agoUm wait you don't need a localised version of Facebook to type in a local language, you just need unfiltered internet... Or do you mean FB should prohibit sign ups from arbitrary countries?
- yorwba 8y agoJust yesterday I watched a Chinese woman on a flight from Beijing to Moscow struggle with the onboard entertainment system because it was only available in Russian and English, and I realized how much shared cultural context is necessary to operate even simple apps in a foreign language. If Facebook didn't have a version localized to Burmese, it would never have gotten widespread enough in Myanmar to be a significant part of the problem.