Mr. Shithole
2020-01-21
Facebook claims that a “technical issue” in its system caused Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name to be translated to “Mr Shithole.”
Photo: Lintao Zhang (Getty Images)
Facebook Apologizes for Translating Chinese President’s Name as ‘Mr Shithole’
Facebook has apologized for translating Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name as “Mr Shithole” on its platform during his visit to Myanmar this week. The company said the incident was due to a “technical issue” that caused incorrect translations from Burmese to English on Facebook.
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-apologizes-for-translating-chinese-president-s-1841095962
Facebook: Oh Crap!