UCLA: Correcting misinformation related to campus events

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October 27, 2023 There is misinformation spreading about a particular chant attributed to people who participated in nationwide rallies held on campuses, including at UCLA. Rally footage of people chanting this particular phrase was captured at the University of Pennsylvania and the video soon went viral because it was misheard as “we want Jewish genocide.” …

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Ars Technica: Instagram sorry for translation error that put “terrorist” in Palestinian bios

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Meta’s issues handling pro-Palestine content are systemic, expert says. ASHLEY BELANGER – 10/20/2023, 6:01 PM Meta has apologized after a 404 Media report investigating a viral TikTok video confirmed that Instagram’s “see translation” feature was erroneously adding the word “terrorist” into some Palestinian users’ bios. Instagram was glitching while attempting to translate Arabic phrases, including the Palestinian flag emoji …

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