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I’m very wary of celebrating Meta’s language work when the company was credibly found to have contributed to the genocide against the Rohingya in Myanmar, and s
by bikeshaving 7mo ago
I’m very wary of celebrating Meta’s language work when the company was credibly found to have contributed to the genocide against the Rohingya in Myanmar, and separately, to human rights abuses against Tigrayans during the conflict in northern Ethiopia. Be careful whose sins you’re laundering.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/02/meta-new-policy-changes/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/02/meta-new-poli...
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/meta-failure-contributed-to-abuses-against-tigray-ethiopia/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/meta-failure-...
- 0x3f 7mo agoDo you also boycott Toyota for the Hilux?
- bikeshaving 7mo agoI don’t own a car :)
- asveikau 7mo agoI had the same reaction to this post. Mainly because one of Meta's explanations for the lapse was that they didn't have moderators who understood the local language You hear that folks? Lack of localization kills.