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Social Media Firms Deleting Evidence of War Crimes, Human Rights Watch Says

Henry Ridgwell

   LONDON - Social media companies are taking down videos and images that
   could be vital in prosecuting serious crimes, including war crimes,
   according to a new report from [1]Human Rights Watch.
   In its investigation titled "'Video Unavailable': Social Media
   Platforms Remove Evidence of War Crimes", Human Rights Watch says
   companies like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are increasingly using
   Artificial Intelligence algorithms to remove material deemed offensive
   or illegal. Researchers fear vital evidence is being missed or
   destroyed.

   The report cites videos collated from social media by the investigative
   organization [2]Bellingcat showing the Russian 'Buk' missile launcher,
   which prosecutors say was used to fire the weapon that brought down
   Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014.

References

   1. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/09/10/social-media-platforms-remove-war-crimes-evidence
   2. https://www.bellingcat.com/tag/mh17/

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