Facebook admits failings over incitement to violence in Myanmar

Report finds platform was used to spread hate and cause harm, and that posts have been linked to offline violence

Facebook has admitted it did not do enough to prevent the incitement of violence and hate speech in Myanmar, after a report it commissioned concluded that it had become a platform for harmful and racially-inflammatory content.

The report by San Francisco-based nonprofit Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) found that, in Myanmar, "Facebook has become a means for those seeking to spread hate and cause harm, and posts have been linked to offline violence."