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The Platform Question: Power, Accountability, and the Global South

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Hate Speech
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Date Published: Apr 29, 2026

Abstract: Reclaiming the Missing Story: Platform Accountability In Myanmar

It was intoxicating, this sudden sense of being connected to one another after years of isolation. But the speed of adoption outpaced everything else: laws, media institutions, community norms. However, it did not take long for Facebook to turn into a space of fear. Old tensions, ethnic and religious divides that had simmered for decades, suddenly had new megaphones. ..... Content designed to provoke outrage found eager audiences.

We built systems to monitor hate speech. We saved screenshots before posts disappeared. We translated Burmese content into English for outsiders who could not read it. We trained volunteers to spot and flag dangerous narratives. We stayed up late, drafting emails to Facebook staff, trying to get urgent posts taken down. Most of the time, we heard nothing back. And when replies came, they felt perfunctory: “report more content,” or “this is about digital literacy.”

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