Bengaluru, July 19 -- Raising concerns over automatic translation on Facebook, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that poor translations have been a cause of miscommunication and public backlash, urging that the issue be taken seriously.

"It is time Meta puts in place better and more responsible translation systems," the Karnataka CM posted on X.

"Meta/Facebook has often previously faced similar issues globally for such auto-translation errors -- including in Myanmar (2018), Palestine (2017), and most recently in Malaysia (2024) -- where poor translations led to serious miscommunication and public backlash," he added.

Siddaramaiah demanded that a responsible translation system be established for users on Facebook to avoid mis...