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How would you categorize FB/whatsapp-driven genocide in Myanmar[0], polarization(+) or polarization-lite? The semantic acrobatics in statements like this drive
by dogman144 5y ago
How would you categorize FB/whatsapp-driven genocide in Myanmar[0], polarization(+) or polarization-lite?
The semantic acrobatics in statements like this drive the discussion into pedantic details that successfully lose sight that on net, this is a cancerous product, with a pathology unique to each culture it touches.
like, there's been leaked FB PM discussions on this very topic and phrasing it like a product challenge versus the moral calamity that it is.
[0]https://gizmodo.com/facebook-still-working-on-the-whole-genocide-thing-1835734695 https://gizmodo.com/facebook-still-working-on-the-whole-geno...
[0.5] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/myanmar-facebook-genocide.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/myanmar-facebo...