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Arabic-speaking Facebook users

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Incident 7226 Report
Facebook translates 'good morning' into 'attack them', leading to arrest

2017-10-17

Facebook's automatic language translation software incorrectly translated an Arabic post saying "Good morning" into Hebrew saying "hurt them," leading to the arrest of a Palestinian man in Beitar Illit, Israel.

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Facebook

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 72
    26 Reports

    Facebook translates 'good morning' into 'attack them', leading to arrest

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unnamed Palestinian Facebook user

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 72
    26 Reports

    Facebook translates 'good morning' into 'attack them', leading to arrest

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Palestinian Facebook users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 72
    26 Reports

    Facebook translates 'good morning' into 'attack them', leading to arrest

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Facebook users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 72
    26 Reports

    Facebook translates 'good morning' into 'attack them', leading to arrest

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