Facebook bans four armed rebel groups in Myanmar

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Facebook is continuing to clamp down on users in Myanmar who are using the service to further ethnic violence in the country.

In a blog post on Tuesday, Facebook announced that it has banned four rebel groups in Myanmar from the service. The groups, which Facebook designates as “dangerous organizations,” are the Arakan Army (AA), the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Kachin Independence Army (KIA)  and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).

In addition to the groups being banned from the social network, Facebook says it will also remove any and all related praise, support, and representation of any of the four groups on its platform. Read more…

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