ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship
Despite commitments to enhance hate speech detection and moderation, including assembling a team
of Burmese speakers and implementing measures such as banning military accounts and disrupting
misinformation networks, Meta’s effectiveness remained uncertain as no official regulatory approach
was disclosed. Few years later, in December 2021, Rohingya refugees from Myanmar initiated a $150
billion class action lawsuit against Meta, alleging the company’s failure to address anti-Rohingya
hate speech that fueled violence. One year later, additional evidence of Meta’s negligence emerged
through research by Global Witness, revealing that Facebook’s purportedly improved mechanisms were
ineffective. Global Witness conducted experiments by paying Facebook to publish eight advertisements
containing hate speech. All eight advertisements were indeed published by Facebook. 125
Moreover, Rohingya boldly articulate the atrocities of injustice and genocide they have endured,
encompassing digital repression, torture, profound suffering, and the denial of their citizenship rights.
Utilising digital platforms such as the YouTube-based Rohingya Vision and The Arakan Times Rohingya
News, seamlessly synchronised with other influential social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook,
and Instagram, the Rohingya globally has amplified their voices.126
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