Facebook shuts 216 Myanmar accounts over 'inauthentic behaviour'

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Those behind the accounts repurposed legitimate news and entertainment content to manipulate or corrupt public debate.

Facebook Inc said today it had shut 216 social media pages, groups and accounts in Myanmar, including some tied to the army, to stymie efforts to"manipulate or corrupt public debate".

The social media giant has previously removed hundreds of accounts, including that of Myanmar’s army chief, after criticism it had failed to act on hate speech amid violence against Rohingya Muslims in the country.

 

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