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Meta Is Laying the Narrative Groundwork for Trump’s Mass Deportations
Multiple experts drew comparisons between Meta's recent changes around immigration and what happened in Myanmar in 2017, where Facebook contributed to a genocide by allowing the spread of hate.
“Meta knows well that hate speech can and does incite violence under certain conditions,” Danielle Citron, a professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Law who previously consulted with Facebook on trust and safety issues, said. Susan Benesch, faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and executive director at the Dangerous Speech Project, said “Meta is opening up new space for xenophobia. Rebecca Hamilton, professor law at American University, added “The changes to community standards will enable more online content that vilifies immigrants.
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