GROUPS BLAST ZUCKERBERG

Yangon, April 6: Facebook on Friday apologised to Myanmar civil society groups who took issue with Mark Zuckerberg’s defence of the platform’s record on curbing hate speech.

Facebook was battered by allegations that its platform fuelled communal bloodshed in Myanmar. On Thursday six organisations published an open letter criticising Zuckerberg’s interview with Vox. In it he gave examples of Buddhists and Muslims spreading “sensational” messages on FB messenger warning of violence from other community. personal information.

“We asked Facebook to provide us audit results to see how personal information is used by CA,” said Rudiantara.