Facebook takes down main page of Myanmar military after 2 protesters got killed

Facebook deleted the main page of the Myanmar military on Sunday on the grounds of incitement of violence. The company took this step, a day after two protesters were killed when police opened fire at a demonstration against the February 1 coup.

The Myanmar military is known as the Tatmadaw. Its True News page was no available on Sunday.

Two people were killed in Myanmar’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.

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.

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.

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