Report analyzing 800 Facebook posts about the Assam region in North India finds 26.5% constituted hate speech, and were shared 99K+ times with 5.4M views (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Report analyzing 800 Facebook posts about the Assam region in North India finds 26.5% constituted hate speech, and were shared 99K+ times with 5.4M views  —  A report by campaign group Avaaz examining how Facebook's platform is being used to spread hate speech in the Assam region …

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