{"id":40676,"date":"2021-02-25T11:45:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T11:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=40676"},"modified":"2021-02-25T11:46:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T11:46:03","slug":"weeks-after-coup-facebook-bans-myanmars-military-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=40676","title":{"rendered":"Weeks after coup, Facebook bans Myanmar\u2019s military accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/streets-of-Myanmar-with-military.jpg\" alt=\"Weeks after coup, Facebook bans Myanmar\u2019s military accounts\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook has banned all accounts linked to Myanmar\u2019s military on Thursday with immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is as a result of the junta\u2019s use of deadly force against anti-coup demonstrators, weeks after a military coup on February 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday, we are banning the remaining&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/myanmar-military-junta-steps-up-arrests-as-huge-rallies-continue-for-ninth-day\/\">Myanmar military<\/a>&nbsp;(\u201cTatmadaw\u201d) and military-controlled state and media entities from Facebook and Instagram, as well as ads from military-linked commercial entities\u201d the statement from the social media giant said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvents since the February 1 coup, including deadly violence, have precipitated a need for this ban.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis ban does not cover government ministries and agencies engaged in the provision of essential public services,\u201d the company said. \u201cThis includes the Ministry of Health and Sport, and the Ministry of Education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 1, Myanmar\u2019s military seized power in the country, announcing a one-year state of emergency and vowing to take action against alleged voter fraud during the November 8 general election won by the National League for Democracy (NLD) party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook has banned all accounts linked to Myanmar\u2019s military on Thursday with immediate effect. 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