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Facebook Knew About Abusive Content Globally but Failed to Police: Former Employees

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Based on interviews with five former employees and internal company documents reviewed by Reuters, Facebook employees have warned for years that as the company races to become a global services company, it has failed to supervise abuses in countries where such remarks may cause the most harm abusive content.

For more than a decade, Facebook has been trying to become the world’s dominant online platform. It currently operates in more than 190 countries, has more than 2.8 billion monthly users, and publishes content in more than 160 languages. But its efforts to prevent its products from becoming channels for hate speech, inflammatory speech and misinformation — some of which are accused of inciting violence — have not kept up with its global expansion. Internal company documents reviewed by Reuters show that Facebook already knows that it does not employ enough employees who have both language skills and knowledge of local events needed to identify offensive posts by users in some developing countries.

The documents also show that the artificial intelligence systems Facebook uses to eradicate such content are often inadequate. And the company hasn’t made it easy for its global users to flag posts that violate the site’s rules. Employees warned in the document that these shortcomings may limit the company’s ability to fulfill its promise to block hate speech and other illegal posts from Afghanistan to Yemen. In a comment posted on Facebook’s internal message board last year about the company’s way of identifying abuse on its website, an employee reported that in certain countries at risk of real-world violence, particularly Myanmar and Ethiopia, there are ” Significant gap”.

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SpiceJet announces 8 new flights to connect Jaipur with Varanasi, Amritsar and Ahmedabad

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SpiceJet expands its domestic network with 8 new flights that will connect Jaipur with Varanasi, Amritsar and Ahmedabad and also link Ahmedabad with Pune.

SpiceJet is further expanding its domestic network with the launch of eight new flights starting November 15.

In the statement released on Wednesday, the airline announced that these new routes will connect Jaipur with Varanasi, Amritsar and Ahmedabad, while also linking Ahmedabad with Pune. This expansion follows the recent launch of 32 new flights in October 2024, including two international flights connecting Delhi with Phuket.

Last month, SpiceJet also commenced UDAN flights linking Shivamogga in Karnataka with Chennai and Hyderabad, and introduced double daily flights between Chennai and Kochi, enhancing connectivity across key regional and metropolitan cities.

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“We are excited to announce the launch of new flights from Jaipur to Varanasi, Amritsar, and Ahmedabad, as well as from Ahmedabad to Pune, providing our passengers with greater flexibility and convenience,” SpiceJet Chief Business Officer Debojo Maharshi said.

“These new flights reflect our commitment to supporting passenger demand across tier-II cities and beyond. With our expanded winter schedule, including international and UDAN routes, we aim to provide our customers with greater convenience, affordability, and seamless travel experiences,” Maharshi added.

SpiceJet will deploy its 78-seater Q400 aircraft in these sectors. Bookings for the new flights are now open and tickets are available at the website of the airline, SpiceJet’s mobile app and through online travel portals and travel agents.

On Monday, the airline received a significant boost, with Acuite Ratings & Research Limited upgrading its long-term rating by four notches to ‘B ‘ and its short-term rating to A4. The rating agency has also assigned a ‘Stable’ outlook to the airline.

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