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Facebook removes main page of Myanmar military for ‘incitement of violence’
Facebook has deleted the main page of the Myanmar military, citing its standards prohibiting the incitement of violence, a day after two protesters were killed when police opened fire at a demonstration against the February 1 coup.
Key points:
- The Myanmar military’s so-called True News page on Facebook has been removed for “coordinating harm”
- Facebook has long faced scrutiny in Myanmar for failing to contain hate campaigns online
- Australia says it is “saddened” by the death of a protester and is “reviewing” relations with Myanmar
“In line with our global policies, we’ve removed the Tatmadaw True News Information Team Page from Facebook for repeated violations of our Community Standards prohibiting incitement of violence and coordinating…
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