Facebook's algorithms 'supercharged' hate speech in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
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1970-01-01 08:00
Rights group Amnesty International makes damning allegations against the social media giant.

Facebook has been accused by rights group Amnesty International of contributing to violence during the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

The social media site's algorithms "supercharged the spread of harmful rhetoric", Amnesty said in a report.

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