Facebook to limit Myanmar military-controlled pages for spreading misinformation

Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 14 (ANI): Facebook on Friday decided to reduce pages controlled by the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) on grounds of spreading misinformation, reported Myanmar Times.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.The social media giant on February 12 released a detailed statement regarding the actions undertaken to protect free speech in Myanmar and limit pages and accounts controlled by the Tatmadaw.For Myanmar citizens, Facebook is the main source of news and a platform to communicate. As such, the company is “treating the situation in Myanmar as an emergency,” it said in the statement.”Key among [the measures] is the decision to significantly reduce the distribution of all content on Facebook pages and profiles run by the Tatmadaw that has continued to spread misinformation,” it said.Facebook further said that it will no longer recommend military-run pages including its main pages to communicate such as the Tatmadaw Information Team and Tatmadaw spokesperson Brigadier-General Zaw Min Tun’s pages,  » Read More