Instagram ‘Sincerely Apologizes’ For Inserting ‘Terrorist’ Into Palestinian Bio Translations

https://www.404media.co/instagram-palestinian-arabic-bio-translation/

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Noctechnical@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 2y

This shouldn’t have even been a thing

slacktoid@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Is this a consequence of their AI translation learning from context?

arin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

It's like the Nazi using a Buddhist symbol and now it's cursed in Western view

M0ty@lemmy.world · -31 pts · 2y (6 replies)

I mean, are Hamas Palestinian? Yes. Are they terrorists? Yes. What is the problem here?

lud@lemm.ee · 19 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Calling non-terrorists, terrorists is the problem.

Just a small percentage of Palestinians are affiliated with Hamas and especially their attacks.

M0ty@lemmy.world · -9 pts · 2y (3 replies)

OK, let's deconstruct the sentence in the post further. Who are fighting right now? Hamas or civilians? Freedom from what? Israel doesn't rule in Gaza.

hasnt_seen_goonies@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

The translation was happening when describing peaceful Palestinian protestsers, that was the problem.

duncesplayed@lemmy.one · 4 pts · 2y

It wasn't even doing that. The translation was happening any time someone put the word/flag "Palestine" in their profile with the phrase "praise be to God". There didn't even any protest or any mention of the war.

lud@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y

I am not discussing the article. I'm just not agreeing with your take that all Palestinians are terrorists.

Teils13@lemmy.eco.br · 7 pts · 2y

Can i call all north americans terrorists, since the KKK is a terrorist organization with several local supporters ? Are the KKK north americans ? Yes (dunno if they accept canadians or other whites though, but probably almost all are USA, hamas probably has non palestinians too). Are they terrorists ? Yes.