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Google reviewing ads run by Myanmar military-backed telecoms firm
Google is reviewing recent advertisements run by a Myanmar military-backed telecommunications firm and has disabled some army-linked accounts Read more…
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Armed Myanmar soldiers and police using TikTok to deliver death threats
Armed Myanmar soldiers and police are using TikTok to deliver death threats to protesters against last month’s military coup. Read more…
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Myanmar: a revolution being livestreamed on Facebook Live
His tool is his mobile phone linked to Facebook Live – streaming the nationwide protests against the coup that toppled Myanmar’s leader. Read more…
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Singapore anti-drone firm halting further business with Myanmar police
A Singaporean firm that has sold anti-drone products to Myanmar’s police is halting further business in the country following military coup. Read more…
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Big tech alarmed by cyber laws floated by Myanmar junta
A group of the world’s biggest internet companies joined Myanmar civil society in raising alarm over cyber laws floated by the new junta. Read more…
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Offline messaging app Bridgefy downloaded 600,000 times in Myanmar
Offline messaging app Bridgefy said it was downloaded more than 600,000 times in a few hours in Myanmar after the military seized power. Read more…
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Facebook preparing for Myanmar elections by removing hate speech
Facebook preparing for Myanmar’s general election in November by improving the detection and removal of hate speech and content. Read more…
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Facebook has not shown evidence of serious crimes in Myanmar
The head of a UN investigative body on Myanmar said Facebook has not released evidence of “serious international crimes”, despite vowing to. Read more…
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Lawyers in Myanmar genocide case ask court to release Facebook posts
Lawyers accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority have asked a US court to order Facebook to release posts. Read more…
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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi reluctantly turns to Facebook
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi cited the coronavirus pandemic as the impetus for reluctantly creating her first personal Facebook account. Read more…