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Facebook is fighting to keep records of its own investigation into the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar out of court
Facebook said sharing users' private content with the court would create "grave human rights concer…
Hannah Towey
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After 500 days in Myanmar prison for speaking truth to power, the two Reuters journalists walk free
Myanmar also released thousands of other prisoners including the two journalists on Tuesday as…
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COVID-19 is hitting Rohingya Muslims in the world's biggest refugee camp, and humanitarian groups are fearing mass infection
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, is home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees — one of the …
Robert Leslie
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Myanmar has had an internet blackout for a year. Some of its citizens still don't know there's a pandemic.
On 21 June 2019, Myanmar imposed an internet blackout on 9 cities and townships.
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Bangladesh kicks off vaccination for Rohingya Muslims in world's largest refugee settlement
There are close to 890,00 Rohingya refugees living in Cox's Bazar. The vaccination drive comes amid…
Vanessa Gu
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Facebook removed the main page of Myanmar military as protests continue following a military coup
The military, known as the Tatmadaw, staged a coup on February 1, detaining officials over debunked…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Facebook is censoring messaging from the Myanmar military for spreading misinformation following a coup
Facebook is censoring Myanmar's military communications, and accused it of spreading misinformation…
Ben Gilbert
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Thailand Secretly Sells Myanmar Refugees To Human Trafficking Rings
Ismail had some cash but not enough. "We need to escape," he whispered to Ediris. After an hour at …
Jason Szep and Andrew R.C. Marshall, Reuters
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No smoking, no tattoos, no bikinis: inside China’s war to ‘clean up’ the internet
When are bikinis allowed on China’s live-streaming apps, and when are they not? As content moder…
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Mark Zuckerberg just laid out Facebook's role in reported 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar
"So one of the things I think we need to get better at as we grow is becoming a more global company…
Daniel Brown
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Myanmar groups attack Mark Zuckerberg over hate speech on Facebook amid suspected genocide
"If you are serious about making Facebook better, however, we urge you to invest more into moderati…
Rob Price
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In Myanmar, economic opportunity and a renewed commitment to democracy are on the horizon if leader Aung San Suu Kyi wants them
She could jump-start Myanmar's economy by implementing business-friendly reforms to encourage inves…
John Walsh
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Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of another human-rights award as legal net squeezes Myanmar's generals
Aung San Suu Kyi greets Burmese immigrants at Talad Talay Thai Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. Myanmar's…
Christian Edwards,Christian Edwards,Christian Edwards
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Meta must 'unplug the hate machine' civil society groups say in open letter, citing Insider's reporting
A $1.6 billion lawsuit against Meta alleges its algorithm helped spread hate speech in Ethiopia. In…
Tekendra Parmar
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman says the push to ban TikTok is 'xenophobic' and 'part of another Red Scare'
Rep. Bowman, who uses TikTok himself, spoke with Insider about why he's speaking out against a ban …
Bryan Metzger
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Facebook's AI moderation reportedly can't interpret many languages, leaving users in some countries more susceptible to harmful posts
Facebook has expanded into many foreign countries, but AI moderators can't always speak local langu…
Katie Canales
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Sheryl Sandberg reveals the 2 lessons Facebook learned from the 2016 election, and how the company is dealing with Trump and misinformation during the coronavirus outbreak
She pointed to two recent examples: when the UK government wanted people to start staying home, Fac…
Avery Hartmans
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Facebook banned Holocaust denial from its platform in October. Anti-hate groups now want the social media giant to block posts denying the Armenian genocide.
The Ottoman Empire killed 1.5 million Armenians in the Armenian genocide. However, Turkey still fal…
Isabella Jibilian
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The threat to press freedom in Nepal must be nipped in the bud before it spreads
HRW believes the draft laws are 'vague' and 'ill-defined'. According to them, citizens have li…
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The biggest scandals that rocked Facebook over the past 15 years, from Mark Zuckerberg's infamous leaked Harvard IMs to a $5 billion fine
Thefacebook.com launched in 2004, and ever since it's been weathering scandal after scandal, includ…