Facebook was well aware that hate speech was spreading on its site in India which could exacerbate ethnic violence, and did not deploy resources to curb the phenomenon, US media reported, citing internal documents.
The so-called Facebook Papers, leaked by whistleblower Frances Haugen, have already revealed the impact of Facebook -- as well as of WhatsApp and Instagram, both of which it owns -- on the deep polarization of politics in the United States and on the mental health of some teenagers.
A report by the company's own researchers from July 2020 showed that the share of inflammatory content skyrocketed starting in December 2019. The account followed posts, videos and accounts recommended by Facebook, but a company researcher found it promoted a torrent of fake and inflammatory content. These included one image of a man holding a severed head and using language slamming Pakistanis and Muslims as "dogs" and "pigs," reports said."Facebook has meticulously studied its approach abroad — and was well aware that weaker moderation in non-English-speaking countries leaves the platform vulnerable to abuse by bad actors and authoritarian regimes," the Post continued, citing the internal documents.
"As a result, we've reduced the amount of hate speech that people see by half this year. Today, it's down to 0.05 percent." The figure is a percentage of content in all countries.
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