Facebook takes down main page of Myanmar military

Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/02/21/rally.jpg"/><figcaption>People protest against the military coup, in Mandalay, Myanmar, February 20, 2021. <em>Reuters/Stringer</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Facebook on Sunday deleted the main page of the Myanmar military under it standards prohibiting the incitement of violence, the company said, a day after two protesters were killed when police opened fire at a demonstration against the Feb. 1 coup.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/04/21/facebook-says-services-in-coup-hit-myanmar-being-restricted">Facebook says services in coup-hit Myanmar being restricted</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/21/21/un-chief-condemns-use-of-lethal-force-in-myanmar">UN chief condemns &#x27;use of lethal force&#x27; in Myanmar</a></li></ul><p>&quot;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 harm,&quot; a Facebook representative said in a statement.</p><p>The Myanmar military is known as the Tatmadaw. Its True News page was no longer available on Sunday.</p><p>The military spokesman did not respond to a Reuters phone call seeking comment.</p><p>Two people were killed in Myanmar&#x27;s second city Mandalay on Saturday when police and soldiers fired at protesters demonstrating against the overthrow of the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, emergency workers said, the bloodiest day in more than two weeks of demonstrations.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/20/21/2-killed-in-myanmar-city-of-mandalay-in-another-day-of-protests">2 killed in Myanmar city of Mandalay in another day of protests</a></li></ul><p>Facebook in recent years has engaged with civil rights activists and democratic political parties in Myanmar and pushed back against the military after coming under heavy international criticism for failing to contain online hate campaigns.</p><p>In 2018, it banned army chief Min Aung Hlaing - now the military ruler - and 19 other senior officers and organizations, and took down hundreds of pages and accounts run by military members for coordinated inauthentic behavior.</p><p>Ahead of November elections, Facebook announced it had taken down a network of 70 fake accounts and pages operated by members of the military that had posted either positive content about the army or criticism of Suu Kyi and her party.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PhOZD5paPZc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Facebook on Sunday deleted the main page of the Myanmar military under it standards prohibiting the incitement of violence, the company said, a day after two protesters were killed when police opened fire at a demonstration against the Feb. 1 coup.<br /> </p>

Facebook on Sunday deleted the main page of the Myanmar military under it standards prohibiting the incitement of violence, the company said, a day after two protesters were killed when police opened fire at a demonstration against the Feb. 1 coup.

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Facebook takes down main page of Myanmar military

Facebook takes down main page of Myanmar military

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Published Feb 21, 2021 01:02 PM PHT

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