Few people actively use Twitter in Myanmar. Fewer had heard of Mr Jack Dorsey, one of the Silicon Valley social media company’s founders and its CEO – that is, until a December 8 Twitter thread by the American tech billionaire about his recent birthday trip to Myanmar.
In Episode 1 of What’s Happening in Myanmar In-Depth, we discuss the rise in hate speech against Rohingya in Malaysia, as well as Meta’s role in moderating hate groups and posts targeting the group. Activist Nur Sadek shares his perspective on why this is happening now, and what accountability looks like for social media platforms.
BY Frontier
