Articles by Euan McKirdy
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When Facebook Becomes ‘The Beast’: Myanmar Activists Say Social Media Aids Genocide
Euan McKirdy – CNN,
9 Apr 2018
7 Apr 2018 – Hatemongers have taken advantage of the social network to disseminate inflammatory, anti-Muslim speech in Myanmar. The rhetoric is aimed exclusively at the disenfranchised Rohingya Muslim minority. Human rights activists inside the country and out tell CNN that posts range from recirculated news articles from pro-government outlets, to misrepresented or faked photos and anti-Rohingya cartoons.
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