Facebook bans Myanmar military commander for inciting violence

Facebook has just removed a number of Facebook pages belonging to individuals and groups in Myanmar for spreading hate speech and fake news against Rohingya Muslims in the country.

In a post titled “Removing Myanmar Military Officials From Facebook” on its Newsroom site, Facebook announced it had removed 52 Pages,18 accounts, and an Instagram profile related to spreading the type of misinformation used to incite violence and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. 

To drive home just how influential these Pages were, Facebook pointed out that the Pages were followed by close to 12 million people in total. In Myanmar, a country with a population of 50 million people, its estimated that 30 million use Facebook. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Facebook bans Myanmar military commander for inciting violence