Facebook to limit Myanmar military-controlled pages for spreading misinformation
Treating the situation in Myanmar as an emergency, Facebook on Friday said that it has decided to reduce pages controlled by the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) on grounds of spreading misinformation.Facebook said that it will remove misinformation claiming that there was widespread fraud or foreign interference in the 2020 elections.“We are closely monitoring the rapidly evolving situation in Myanmar, and are in close communication with governments, institutions and non-governmental organisations that care deeply about Myanmar’s future,” said Facebook.On February 12, Facebook released a detailed statement regarding the actions undertaken to protect free speech in Myanmar and limit pages and accounts controlled by the military.For Myanmar citizens, Facebook is the main source of news and a pla...