Facebook’s efforts to keep its platform safe in Myanmar have accelerated to the point of banning several military officials.
The social network said in a Newsroom post that 20 individuals and organizations have been banned, including Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the military’s Myawady television network.
A total of 18 Facebook accounts, one Instagram account and 52 pages were included, totaling nearly 12 million followers, and the social network said it is preserving data and content from those accounts and pages.
Facebook provided more details on Hlaing and Myawady: “International experts, most recently in a report by the U.N.
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