Missing Myanmar script support poses moderation risks
Problem
Noto lacks full support for the Myanmar script, causing failures in content moderation that could delay detection of harmful posts; it also lacks support for double‑stroked characters and requires downloading large font packages on updates, harming user experience.
Pain points
- Lack of Myanmar script support causes moderation failures and may delay critical information
- Missing support for double‑stroked text (e.g., "") results in improper rendering
- Large font downloads (several GB) on each Noto update create unnecessary user burden
Questions to verify
- Can we confirm that the absence of Myanmar script support in Noto actually caused real moderation issues?
- Would users be willing to pay extra for a smaller font package?
- Are there other scripts experiencing similar rendering problems that should be prioritized?
Evidence
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In “Careless People”, in the chapter on the Rohingya Genocide, a case is made for Facebook’s complicity in it. Essentially threatening and violence-inciting content got past moderation because the font that was used didn’t support Myanmar text. So there would be a report on a post but all the mod team would see was missing Unicode characters and mark the post as okay. By the time the serious violence started it was too late.Now, I am not claiming a lack of text support caused a genocide, and I don’t think Wynn-Williams is either. Facebook was certainly culpable though, the military had direct controls over what was allowed to be posted and suppressed dissent. The issue could have been caught much earlier on and perhaps mitigated had off-shore moderation teams been able to read posts that w
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The problem is that noto lacks support for double stroked text, like ""
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