Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name

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Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name
Facebook Inc on Saturday blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologising for any offence caused. The error came to light on the second day of a visit by the ...

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