Facebook banned accounts of the military of Myanmar and its related media entities, citing its “history of exceptionally severe human rights abuses” and potential to use social media to pursue new rounds of violence following a coup. The move, which also affects Facebook subsidiary Instagram, extends a string of actions in recent years to sharply limit the ability of the nation’s military, called the Tatmadaw, to use the platforms in any way, including through paid advertising.
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