The Verge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Internal documents published as part of the Facebook Papers revealed how the company struggles to moderate hate speech and abuse in languages other than English. These blind spots can have incredibly deadly consequences, as when the company failed to tackle misinformation and hate speech in Myanmar prior to the Rohingya genocide.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Most of its users are in Vietnam, but Edupia is also expanding into other Southeast Asian markets like Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar, and adding more subjects, including math and coding. The company also plans to hire for C-level positions and senior managers as it scales, and ramp up its international expansion.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Backed by international LPs, Southeast Asia-focused venture firms like Alpha JWC , AC Ventures and Jungle Ventures raised their largest funds yet. As someone who covers Southeast Asia startups and funding stories, the best word I can think of to describe 2021 is “whoa!” Indonesian venture capital firm Alpha JWC closes $433M third fund.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In Myanmar, which has seen the longest-ever government-led internet shutdown in history as part of the recent coup , it’s estimated the economic loss has been equal to 2.5 In addition to the stifling of free speech and assembly, internet shutdowns have significant economic harms. percent of the country’s GDP — around $2.1

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Facebook had been slow to take action against many of the Hindu nationalist groups responsible for the violence, leading to concerns that the company was repeating the mistakes that preceded similar violence in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. The official line is that Ankhi Das is leaving to pursue her 'personal interest in public service.'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Kalabird, an expat Cambodian blogger who is now back in the US, has written an excellent piece entitled " Empowering Myanmar, One Blog at a Time " I also learned on Facebook that today is: IN SUPPORT OF OUR BRAVE FRIENDS IN BURMA: MAY ALL PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WEAR A RED SHIRT ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28.

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TechNode

MARCH 26, 2024

A Zeekr 009 multi-purpose vehicle is displayed at this years Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand from March 27 to April 7, 2024. It has also signed contracts with car dealers in Laos, Myanmar, and the Philippines, Reuters reported on March 12. million by 2030, making the country a regional manufacturing hub for EVs.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

Speaking of impact, London, England-based Childreach International works in partnership with local communities in the developing world to help improve children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights, and protection. In the past year, Childreach International has impacted the lives of over 70,000 children. software.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

A team led by the International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad, India, is working on a battery-powered diagnostic device, costing less than US$100, which can monitor a patient's heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

A team led by the International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad, India, is working on a battery-powered diagnostic device, costing less than US$100, which can monitor a patient's heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

Myanmar Fisherman Goes Home After 22 Years as a Slave by Margie Mason. Tanya Hutchins, who produces videos with the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, reminded us at our NetSquared DC event that listening is crucial. Scroll through the first few paragraphs of these excellent stories: In D.C.,

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World is an international nonprofit organization and citizen journalism initiative. I had the feeling that there was something else that I could be doing with my passion for journalism and my knowledge of international reporting. I have a story that you have to hear.'" CH: Yes, we do.

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TechNode

JUNE 21, 2024

Level Infinite, the overseas gaming distribution arm of Tencent Games, announced on Thursday that it has launched a global version of its hit mobile game Honor of Kings in a swathe of new international markets including Japan, South Korea, North America, and Europe.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

Dear Sophie: How long does it take to get International Entrepreneur Parole? Ukraine joins 12 other countries that currently have TPS designation: Myanmar, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. More posts by this contributor.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Happy Holidays from Opportunity International. Realizing dreams in Myanmar. Bringing Myanmar into the digital age. Still a Little Time for a Life-Saving, Tax-Deductible Gift. VIDEO: ‘Life of Pi’ Tiger Owner Caught Viciously Whipping Young Tiger. Field Report: Syrian refugees, Seattle Times, and more. What lies ahead.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In Uganda and Myanmar. Moving Toward A More Collaborative Sector There is increased opportunity for international collaboration and engagement across civil society. Democratic backsliding and restrictive laws will pose challenges to nonprofits operations and the safety of their beneficiaries. Hungary and Iran.

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The Verge

AUGUST 24, 2020

Requests like this are severe, contravene international human rights law, and have a chilling effect on people’s ability to express themselves,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement given to The Verge. “We We work to protect and defend the rights of all internet users and are preparing to legally challenge this request.

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The Verge

JANUARY 25, 2021

Interviews with current and former employees, plus leaked screenshots of internal deliberations, paint a portrait of a company that is justly proud of its role in promoting privacy while also willfully dismissing concerns over the potential misuses of its service. “It’s not only that Signal doesn’t have these policies in place.

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Engadget

MARCH 18, 2025

This policy applied not only to internal meetings with others at Facebook, but heads of state. Kaplan slow-rolled Facebooks response to problems in Myanmar By now, Metas failures in Myanmar, where hate speech and misinformation on Facebook helped incite a genocide , are well documented.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Russia continues to wage war on Ukraine now with the help of North Korea, civilians suffer as military fights militia in Sudan and a bloody conflict has set in three years on from a military coup in Myanmar. Long-established tenets of international human rights and humanitarian laws are being flouted.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The files contain a wealth of documents describing the company’s internal research, its efforts to promote users’ safety and well-being, and its struggles to remain relevant to a younger audience. A consortium of news organizations, including Platformer and The Verge , has obtained the redacted versions received by Congress.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Stoic parents told her she was fine; in fact, she was bleeding internally and had to beg to go to the hospital, where her blood pressure was so low they had to use a bone saw for the transfusion. The UN has traced Myanmar's 2017 genocide to Facebook posts which the company belatedly took down.) Back in the U.S.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Facebook is planning for possible chaos around the November 3rd US presidential election with internal tools it’s used before in countries like Sri Lanka and Myanmar, The Wall Street Journal reported. Facebook’s handling of violent hate speech against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar several years ago was widely criticized.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

According to BuzzFeed News , which viewed a post on Facebook’s internal message board, the company has been tracking a rise in “violence and incitement trends” associated with hashtags and keywords. Facebook is seeing an increase in worrying activity around the US election, according to reports from The New York Times and BuzzFeed News.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2021

By the time it’s all over, Donald Trump will be president, and Facebook’s halting response triggers an international reckoning over the size and power of technology platforms. Facebook first discovered GRU activity in March 2016, according to a postmortem circulated internally the following year.

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The Verge

AUGUST 19, 2020

Facebook is rejecting a request from The Gambia to help it investigate the genocide in Myanmar, saying the request was “extraordinarily broad” as well as “unduly intrusive or burdensome.” Matthew Smith / Time ).

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

Yesterday I included a link to a story in Time about a request from the Gambian government to help investigate the genocide in Myanmar , where the United Nations has said Facebook contributed to the incitement of violence.

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The Verge

MAY 29, 2020

Just this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook ignored internal analysis suggesting its algorithm was responsible for stoking divisiveness. As my colleague Casey Newton wrote in 2018, it took a genocide in Myanmar for Facebook to realize that some speech is so hateful it can’t be kept up just because it’s newsworthy.

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