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Facebook's algorithms 'supercharged' hate speech in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict

2023-10-31 22:58
Rights group Amnesty International makes damning allegations against the social media giant.
Facebook's algorithms 'supercharged' hate speech in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict

Facebook has been accused by rights group Amnesty International of contributing to violence during the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

The social media site's algorithms "supercharged the spread of harmful rhetoric", Amnesty said in a report.

It failed to take...