Facebook Adds New Limits To Address the Spread of Hate Speech in Sri Lanka and Myanmar

As Facebook grapples with the spread of hate speech on its platform, it is introducing changes that limit the spread of messages in two countries where it has come under fire in recent years: Sri Lanka and Myanmar. From a report: In a blog post on Thursday evening, Facebook said that it was 'adding friction' to message forwarding for Messenger users in Sri Lanka so that people could only share a particular message a certain number of times. The limit is currently set to five people. In Myanmar, social media platforms have faced a similar, long-lasting challenge. Facebook said it has started to reduce the distribution of content from people in Myanmar who have consistently violated its community standards with previous posts.

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