Facebook has assembled a team aimed at preventing genocide in war-torn countries after the social media site was used to spread anti-Rohingya propaganda in Myanmar. but it would save people?’ Named Strategic Response and headed by Rosa Birch, it includes former diplomats, human rights researchers, a former military intelligence officer and an ex-geopoliticial risk adviser to BP. The company is also working with other tech companies including Google and Microsoft on ways of detecting fake news online. Critics said the team is not big enough to tackle the problem and needs to have offices around the world.
Facebook has assembled a team aimed at preventing genocide in war-torn countries after the social media site was used to spread anti-Rohingya propaganda in Myanmar. Named Strategic Response and headed by Rosa Birch, it includes former diplomats, human rights researchers, a former military intelligence officer and an ex-geopoliticial risk adviser to BP. The company is also working with other tech companies including Google and Microsoft on ways of detecting fake news online. Critics said the team is not big enough to tackle the problem and needs to have offices around the world.