US court orders Facebook to release records of anti-Rohingya content: Report

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A United States federal judge has ordered Facebook to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, the Wall Street Journal reported. The judge in Washington criticised Facebook for failing to hand over information to investigator

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A United States federal judge has ordered Facebook to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Facebook had refused to release the data, saying it would violate a US law that bars electronic communication services from disclosing users' communications. Reuters could not immediately access details of the ruling, and Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Myanmar authorities say they were battling an insurgency and deny carrying out systematic atrocities.

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