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  • Facebook on Thursday said it had banned Myanmar's military from its platforms.

  • Facebook and Instagram, Facebook said in a block post quote events since the February 1st coup, including deadly violence, have precipitated in need for this ban.

  • Facebook's banned came due to what the company calls quote severe human rights abuses and a clear risk of future military initiated violence.

  • Theme company added it would also ban advertisements from all military linked commercial entities.

  • Thea Army detained Democratic Party leaders earlier this month, including the popular figure Aung San Suu Ki.

  • After alleging fraud in the November election in which searches National League for Democracy had won in a landslide in 2018, Facebook band Myanmar's army chief and 19 other senior officers and organizations and took down hundreds of accounts run by military members for spreading false or propaganda content.

  • Ahead of the most recent November elections, Facebook announced it had taken down a network of 70 fake accounts and pages operated by members of the military.

Facebook on Thursday said it had banned Myanmar's military from its platforms.

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